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Defence
Operation Safed Sagar: India’s Naval Campaign Secures Arabian Sea
✍️ Bollywood Life
🗓 09 Aug 2026, 09:21 AM
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The Indian Navy’s Operation Safed Sagar, launched in 2020, aimed to secure shipping lanes in the Arabian Sea and counter piracy threats, involving the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and a fleet of destroyers and frigates.
Operation Safed Sagar was launched by the Indian Navy in 2020 to secure shipping lanes in the Arabian Sea. The mission involved the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and a fleet of destroyers and frigates, conducting patrols and joint drills with allied navies.
The operation’s primary objective was to counter piracy threats and ensure safe passage for commercial vessels, while also serving as a comprehensive training exercise for naval personnel.
During the campaign, the navy carried out coordinated patrols, surveillance missions, and maritime exercises that strengthened regional maritime security and showcased India’s growing naval capabilities.
Former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble reflected on the summer of 2020, noting how India faced challenges on two fronts – the pandemic and the maritime security mission represented by Operation Safed Sagar.
The operation’s primary objective was to counter piracy threats and ensure safe passage for commercial vessels, while also serving as a comprehensive training exercise for naval personnel.
During the campaign, the navy carried out coordinated patrols, surveillance missions, and maritime exercises that strengthened regional maritime security and showcased India’s growing naval capabilities.
Former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble reflected on the summer of 2020, noting how India faced challenges on two fronts – the pandemic and the maritime security mission represented by Operation Safed Sagar.