Operation Sankalp

Operation Sankalp

Subject: IR

Section: Places in news

Why in news: Operation Sankalp in the Gulf of Aden completed 100 days, which involve deployment of 5000 person ,21 ships and 900 hour of maritime surveillance aircraft

• It also involve 40 hour of operation by destroyer INS Kolkata to secure Vessel Ruen and forced  surrender of 35 pirates and freed 17 crews
• This operation was carried out at a distance of 2600 km away from Indian coast by IAF C-17 aircraft dropped Marine commando and combat boat

Piracy map Of Arabian sea

Why Indian Navy vigil now:

• Rising Incident of attack on merchant vessels passing through international shipping lanes in red sea, Gulf of Aden and central and northern Arabian sea

Eg: Piracy Incident on MV Ruen (700 nautical miles from Indian coast)

• India being a largest Naval power of Indian Ocean region (IOR) so its responsibility of Indian Navy to ensure safe, secure and stable Indian Ocean region for free, open, inclusive and rule-based order is maintained
• Recent Attack led to the ships following cape of Good Hope routes (40 -50% company reroutes their shipping through Cape of Good hope
• The cost insurance rates will go up, With Declaration of Red sea as high risk area insurance rates goes up by (35-40)% and cost of container have gone up by $500 to $ 2000
• Shifting Maritime Incident closer to Indian EEZ(Exclusive economic zones 200 nautical miles) so effective surveillance of EEZ is essential to secure coast

Drone attack on MV Chem Pluto ( 220 Nautical miles from Porbandar)

• Indian ocean act as important of sea lanes of communication for flow of oils 40 % of total oil transported through through Arabian sea
• Help in Promoting India as first responder in case of Emergency Under Security and growth for all in the region (SAGAR) initiative and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Reliefs (HADR)

Deployment by Indian Navy: P 8I long range patrol Aircraft for surveillance, INS Mormugao, INS Kochi and INS Kolkata