Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron ( INS Tir, INS Shardul, and ICGS Sarathi) arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles:
The Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron ( INS Tir, INS Shardul, and ICGS Sarathi) arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles during a long-range training mission in the South West Indian Ocean Region. The deployment part of India’s MAHASAGAR vision (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions). The Seychelles is an island nation located northeast of Madagascar off the east coast of continental Africa. It is the smallest nation in Africa in both land area and population. It is an archipelago of 155 islands located in the western Indian Ocean. Mahe, the largest and most diverse island in the archipelago. The islands of Seychelles are situated on the Mascarene Plateau, an extensive submarine plateau in the Indian Ocean.