Mission Sagar :- India has sent Indian Naval ship (INS) Keshri, carrying food items and medical assistance term to countries in southern Indian ocean Countries to deal with Covid - 19 Pandemic as part of Mission Sagar.
INDIAN OCEAN COMMISSION COUNTRIES :-
- Mauritius
- Madagascar
- Comros
- Seychelles
- La Reunion (France)
Recently India became the observer member of this commission
Except La-Reunion all other countries of this commission had requested to India for assistance in this Pandemic.This Assistantnce is in line with India's role as the first responder in the Indian Ocean Region.
Under the Mission, India will
Deploy Medical Assistance Teams in Mauritius and Comoros, helping their Governments deal with Covid emergency and in case of Comoros, with dengue
fever also.
Deliver consignments of Covid related essential medicines to Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles and about 600 tonnes of food items to Maldives.
In addition, in case of Mauritius, a special consignment of Ayurvedic medicines is also being sent.
The consignments also include Hydroxychloroquine tablets.
SAGAR:- Security and Growth for all in Region (SAGAR) was launched in 2015 , it is India's strategic vision for Indian Ocean Region.
