Raksha Mantri flags-in first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in 'Samudra Pradakshina', the first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition. Aboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni, nine women officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force completed a 314-day voyage covering nearly 25,500 nautical miles across four oceans. The expedition successfully met international circumnavigation criteria, including crossing the Equator twice, the International Date Line, and rounding the Three Great Capes (Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope) and the Drake Passage. The mission highlighted India's 'Nari Shakti', Tri-Service synergy, military diplomacy, and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' through the indigenously-built vessel.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in 'Samudra Pradakshina', the first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition. Aboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni, nine women officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force completed a 314-day voyage covering nearly 25,500 nautical miles across four oceans. The expedition successfully met international circumnavigation criteria, including crossing the Equator twice, the International Date Line, and rounding the Three Great Capes (Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope) and the Drake Passage. The mission highlighted India's 'Nari Shakti', Tri-Service synergy, military diplomacy, and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' through the indigenously-built vessel.
Exam linkage
GS Paper 1 (Geography - Three Great Capes, Drake Passage), GS Paper 2 (Governance - Nari Shakti, Defense policy implications, Military diplomacy), GS Paper 3 (Internal Security/Defense - Tri-service synergy, military capabilities; Economy - Aatmanirbhar Bharat), Current Events of National and International Importance.
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