INS Sahyadri reaches Vietnam as part of Operational Deployment
Q. Which Indian Naval ship as part of Operational Deployment to the South China Sea and the NW Pacific region has entered Vietnam’s Da Nang on a 4 day visit starting 2nd October 2015:- Published on 03 Oct 15a. INS Vikrant
b. INS Trikand
c. INS Sahyadri
d. None of the above
ANSWER: INS Sahyadri
Through the Look East and Act East policy, INS Sahyadri as part of Operational Deployment has entered Da Nang Vietnam to boost bilateral ties and inter operability between the navies of the two nations. INS Sahyadri is a warship of the Shivalik class which has been indigenously built. It is a multi role stealth frigate which is being captained by Capt. Kunal Raj Kumar. India and Vietnam have cultural and economic links from the 2nd century AD boosted by maritime commerce. A security dialogue was instituted in 2003, while India and Vietnam signed a Joint Declaration on establishing a strategic partnership in the year 2007 and an MoU on Defence Cooperation in 2009.
