Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron in Seychelles

• 05 Sep 2025

Source: TH

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).

Seychelles

• 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.

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