[CA] Various Mission / Operations carried out by India in connection with COVID - 19

VARIOUS OPERATIONS / MISSION CARRIED OUT BY INDIA TO OTHER COUNTRIES IN CONNECTION WITH COVID – 19
#	Mission / Operation Name	Ships / Airlines Involved	Associated Countries	Purpose
1	Operation Samudra Setu	INS Jalashwa	Maldives (Male), Sri Lanka (Colombo) and Bandar Abbas (Iran)	To repatriate Indian Citizens from overseas through ships
		INS Magar
		INS Shardul
2	Mission Vande Bharat	Air India	Several Countries	To repatriate Indian Citizens from overseas through airline
3	Mission Sagar	INS Kesari	Maldives	600 tonnes of food items
			Madagascar	COVID related essential medicines including HCQ tablets
			Seychelles	COVID related essential medicines
			Comoros	COVID related essential medicines including HCQ tablets along with a medical assistance team
			Mauritius	COIVD related essential medicines & a special consignment of Ayurvedic medicines along with a Medical Assistance Team

 

[CA] Mission SAGAR

Government of India has launched “Mission Sagar”, an outreach programme amidst COVID-19 pandemic. The mission aims at providing food items, Ayurvedic medicines related to COVID-19, HCQ tablets to Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros. The Indian Naval Ship Kesari has been deployed under the mission. he operation is being conducted under close cooperation of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs.

In 2015, India introduced its vision of Indian Ocean called “SAGAR”, Security and Growth for All in the Region India aims to seek economic and security cooperation with its neighbours (especially maritime neighbours) under the vision.