Bongosagar 2025 Naval Exercise | 17 Mar 2025

Source: IE 

Indian Navy’s INS Ranvir and Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Abu Ubaidah conducted the Bongosagar 2025 Naval Exercise in the Bay of Bengal, enhancing operational coordination, maritime security, and regional stability under India’s SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative. 

• INS Ranvir: It is the fourth of five Rajput-class Guided Missile Destroyers, commissioned in 1986. 
• SAGAR: Introduced in 2015, SAGAR is India's foreign policy doctrine aimed at enhancing cooperation, maritime security, economic growth, and regional trust, particularly in the Indian Ocean region.  
  • In 2025, India launched MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions), building on the SAGAR policy (2015) to enhance security, trade, and development across the Global South. 
• India-Bangladesh Exercises: Army (Exercise Sampriti) and Navy (Exercise Bongo Sagar, and Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)).