Indian Navy warships deployed under Operation Sankalp have been kept on standby for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations as tensions rise in West Asia.
- Operation Sankalp is a maritime security mission begun by the Indian Navy on 19 June 2019.
- Its purpose is to keep Indian-flagged merchant ships safe in the Indian Ocean Region.
- It covers sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden, protecting India's maritime trade and countering piracy.
- The mission draws support from the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022.