INS Trikand deployed in the Persian Gulf to ensure safe and secure movement of trade

INS Trikand is a part of the Western Fleet that operates under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, based in Mumbai

PGurus Newsdesk

November 19, 2021

INS Trikand is a part of the Western Fleet that operates under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, based in Mumbai

INS Trikand in Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman under Operation Sankalp

INS Trikand, the Talwar class of guided-missile frigates, has been deployed by India in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe and secure movement of trade, instill confidence in the maritime community and contribute to regional maritime security.
INS Trikand is a part of the Western Fleet that operates under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, based in Mumbai.

The Indian Navy said, “INS Trikand is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman as part of Operation Sankalp, the Indian Navy’s effort to maintain a frontline ship in the region to ensure safe and secure movement of trade.”

“It also enabled a better understanding of the SOPs and training methodologies of other maritime forces, besides allowing the ship’s team to interact with the newly-formed Task Force (TF 59 – unmanned force), an experimental unit in a niche domain,” the navy said. The port call offered the ship the opportunity to visit the US Coast Guard’s Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) facility titled ‘Ship in a Box’.

The ship entered Manama, Bahrain, on November 13 for a three-day operational turn round (OTR). During her stay at the port, the ship engaged extensively with various maritime security agencies to enhance cooperation in all aspects of maritime security, including training and other mutually beneficial subjects.

Captain Harish Bahuguna, Commanding Officer, INS Trikand, visited the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters in Bahrain on November 15 and called on the Deputy Commander of CMF, Commodore Edward Ahlgren. Bahuguna also called on the Ambassador of India to Bahrain, Piyush Srivastava, who was deeply appreciative of the role the Indian Navy played through such ship-visits in furthering bilateral relations and enhancing maritime security in the region.

India is receiving cooperation from its democratic allies and neighbors in the region with its diplomacy. From a rare call at a Norwegian port to exercises in the Persian Gulf to joint drills with its Australian, US, and Japanese counterparts in Guam, the Indian Navy is busy with its maritime diplomacy.