INDIAN NAVY SAFELY RECOVERS UNEXPLODED MISSILE WARHEAD FROM MERCHANT TANKER OFF KOCHI

• Indian Navy's Southern Naval Command safely extracted an unexploded missile warhead lodged in the fuel tank of a Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker, MT Olympic Life, after it berthed at Kochi.
• Operation showcases India's role as a "first responder" and net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), leveraging the Information Fusion Centre–IOR (IFC-IOR) for real-time maritime domain awareness.
• UPSC relevance: maritime security, Red Sea / Gulf of Aden shipping disruptions, SAGAR / MAHASAGAR doctrine, EOD capability of the Indian Navy.