The list of deployments of the Indian Navy from 2013.

Background

In the 1970s and 1980s, Indian Navy's deployments outside the Indian Ocean were largely limited to delivery of new vessels. Over years, the Indian leadership looked at the Navy as an effective tool for foreign policy and this was reflected in the pattern of Indian navy deployments. The Indian Navy hosted its first International Fleet Review in February 2001. This event was termed "Bridges of Friendship" and was attended by 24 warships form 19 countries. An office dedicated to international co-operation was created in 2005. This term has been used by the Navy since then to undertake humanitarian and security missions by engaging with nations primarily in the Indian Ocean littoral region and South-east Asia. These engagements include mutual port visits, international forums and joint naval exercises.

In late 2017, the Indian Navy adopted a new plan for deployment of warships which was aimed to counter the increasing presence of Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean. Under the new plan, 14–15 mission ready warships are deployed across multiple regions including the Malacca Strait and Andaman Sea; North Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal (Bangladesh and Myanmar), Lakshadweep islands and Maldives; Madagascar; the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

Summary of naval deployments

YearList of countries visitedNumber of countries visited2013Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Oman, 92014Indonesia, China, United States, Australia, Philippines, Russia, Japan, Maldives, Kenya, South Africa, France, Mauritius, Seychelles, Mozambique, Madagascar152015Sri Lanka, Spain, Indonesia, Egypt, France, United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Cambodia, Thailand, Seychelles, Iran, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, South Korea, Vietnam, Djibouti, Malta, Philippines, Israel, Turkey, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Portugal312016Bangladesh, Brunei, Fiji, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Mauritius, Madagascar, Micronesia, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Singapore, Thailand, Tanzania, Oman, Philippines, UAE, United States, Vietnam292017UAE, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Greece, France, United Kingdom, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Angola, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Namibia, South Africa, China, Oman, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Maldives, Russia, Tanzania. Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, New Zealand, Spain362018Falkland Islands (UK) and United Kingdom, Thailand, Seychelles, South Africa, Mauritius, Qatar, UAE, Tanzania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Reunion Islands (France) and France, Maldives, Comoros, Malaysia, Madagascar, Vietnam, Malta, Portugal, Yemen, Indonesia, United States, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Djibouti, Iran, Norway, Fiji, Myanmar, Australia, Kenya, South Korea, Denmark, Netherlands342024Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Japan, USA, Seychelles, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Egypt, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, France, Sri Lanka, Iran, Kenya, Australia, Oman and Morocco242025Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa, Seychelles, Indonesia, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Fiji, Mozambique, Cyprus, Kenya, Italy, South Korea, Japan and United States 242026Antigua, Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Oman, the Philippines, Portugal, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.27

List of deployments (2013–15) The following is a list of naval deployments, Coordinated Patrols (CORPATs) and naval exercises of the Indian Navy. FleetDeploymentShipsDatePort VisitedNotes and References2013India-Myanmar CORPAT 20139 – 13 MarchVisakhapatnam, IndiaIndo-Thai CORPAT 2013AprilSouthern Naval CommandVisit to Sri Lanka – Captain Vinay Kumar Sawhney INS Sujata – Commander Dalip Singh INS Tarangini – Commander T Sugreev ICGS Varuna – Commander KM Arun KumarINS Sujata

INS Tarangini

ICGS Varuna17 – 21 AprilColombo, Sri LankaIndia-Indonesia CORPAT 2013MayEastern Naval CommandSouth China Sea and Western Pacific – Rear Admiral P. Ajit Kumar

16 – 23 MaySingaporeIMDEX and SIMBEX 201326 -31 MayPort Klang, Malaysia5 – 8 JuneDanang, Vietnam12 – 15 JuneManila, PhilippinesWestern Naval CommandPersian Gulf – Rear Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla

- Captain S. Venkat Raman 9 – 12 SeptemberKuwait City, Kuwait10 – 13 SeptemberDoha, Qatar15 – 18 SeptemberDubai, United Arab Emirates19 – 26 SeptemberMuscat, OmanNaseem Al Bahar IXIndia-Indonesia CORPAT 2013SeptemberWestern Naval CommandKonkan 2013 – Captain Sandeep Mehta14 – 19 OctoberGoa, IndiaIndo-Thai CORPAT 2013NovemberEastern Naval CommandMalabar 2013

5 – 11 NovemberChennai, IndiaSLINEX 2013NovemberEastern Naval CommandJIMEX 2013

19 – 22 DecemberBay of Bengal2014Andaman & Nicobar CommandMILAN 2014

INS Investigator

INS Investigator4 – 9 FebruaryPort Blair, IndiaMH-370 Search

INS Saryu INS Kesari

INS Batti Malv13 – 20 MarchBay of BengalINS Saryu

INS Kesari

INS Batti MalvAndaman Sea Andaman & Nicobar CommandExercise KOMODO 2014 28 March – 3 AprilBatam, IndonesiaInternational Fleet Review INS ShivalikINS Shivalik20 – 25 AprilQingdao, ChinaEastern Naval CommandSIMBEX 2014

22 – 28 MayPort Blair, IndiaEastern Naval CommandWestern Pacific '- Captain Jyotin Raina10 – 13 JuneDarwin, Australia1 July – 2 AugustHawaii, United StatesRIMPAC 201420 – 24 AugustManila, PhilippinesEastern Naval CommandWestern Pacific- Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain

INS Shivalik INS Shivalik14 – 19 JulyVladivostok, RussiaIndra 201423 – 30 JulySasebo, JapanMalabar 2014Southern Naval CommandPersian Gulf – Vice Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema

12 – OctoberPort Sultan Qaboos, OmanWestern Naval CommandEast Africa and South Indian Ocean – Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar

9 – 12 OctoberAntsiranana, Madagascar15 OctoberMombasa, Kenya20 October – 10 NovemberSimon's Town, South AfricaIBSAMAR 201427 OctoberSaint-Denis, Reunion31 OctoberPort Louis, Mauritius6 – 9 NovemberPort Victoria, Seychelles17 NovemberNacala, MozambiqueMaldives Water Crisis

(Commander M. Dorai Babu)5 – 12 DecemberMale, Maldives2015Southern Naval CommandLokayan 2015 INS Tarangini – Commander Gaurav GautamINS Tarangini27 AprilKochi, India14 – 17 MaySalalah, Oman2 – 4 JuneJeddah, Saudi Arabia10 – 12 JuneAlexandria, Egypt21 JuneValletta, MaltaCadiz, SpainPlymouth, United KingdomKristiansand, NorwayAalborg, DenmarkRostock, GermanyBremerhaven, GermanyAmsterdam, NetherlandsLe Havre, FranceLisbon, PortugalValletta, MaltaPort Said, EgyptDjibouti22 -24 NovemberPort Sultan Qaboos, Oman4 DecemberKochi, IndiaAndaman & Nicobar CommandARF-DiREx 2015 – Commander Sreekumar Pillai24 – 28 MayPenang, MalaysiaEastern Naval CommandSouth Indian Ocean and South China Sea – Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh – Captain Jaswinder Singh – Captain Hari Krishnan – Commander Manoj Kumar Jha INS Shakti 18 – 26 MaySingaporeIMDEX and SIMBEX-15INS Shakti22 – 26 MaySingaporeINS Shakti31 May – 4 JuneJakarta, IndonesiaINS Shakti17 – 21 JuneKuantan, Malaysia 4 – 6 JuneFremantle, Australia23 – 26 JuneSihanoukville, CambodiaINS Shakti 28 – 30 JuneSattahip, ThailandWestern Naval CommandSeychelles' National Day celebrations INS Teg – Captain AY SardesaiINS Teg26 June – 9 JulyPort Victoria, SeychellesWestern Naval CommandVisit to Iran INS Betwa – Captain KM Ramakrishnan INS Beas – Captain Deepak BhatiaINS Beas28 July – 1 AugustBandar Abbas, IranEastern Naval CommandAUSINDEX 2015 – Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh INS Ranvijay

INS ShaktiINS Ranvijay

INS Shakti11 – 16 SeptemberVisakhapatnam, IndiaWestern Naval CommandPersian Gulf

INS Tabar INS Trishul INS Tabar

INS Trishul5 – 8 SeptemberDubai, United Arab EmiratesINS Tabar9 – 12 SeptemberManama, BahrainINS Trishul10 – 13 SeptemberJubail, Saudi ArabiaINS Tabar13 – 16 SeptemberKuwait City, KuwaitINS Trishul14 – 17 SeptemberDoha, QatarINS Tabar

INS Trishul19 – 22 SeptemberMuscat, OmanEastern Naval CommandNorth West Pacific region and South China Sea – Captain Kunal Singh Rajkumar2 – 5 OctoberDanang, Vietnam23 – 37 OctoberIncheon, South Korea2 – 4 NovemberManila, PhilippinesWestern Naval CommandWest Asia, Africa and Europe – Captain Vinay Kalia10 – 13 AugustDjibouti, Djibouti19 – 23 AugustHaifa, Israel5 – 11 SeptemberDevonport, United KingdomKonkan 201526 – 28 SeptemberToulon, France4 – 6 OctoberIstanbul, Turkey11 – 13 OctoberSafaga, EgyptAndaman & Nicobar CommandIndia-Indonesian CORPAT-2015 26th Edition 1 – 21 OctoberPort Belawan, IndonesiaSLINEX-2015 4th Edition – Commander Ashok Rao – Commander Abraham Samuel – Commander Prashant NegiINS Kora27 October – 1 NovemberTrincomalee, Sri LankaHydro-graphic survey 8 November – 8 DecemberPort Victoria, Seychelles

List of deployments (2016–20) FleetDeploymentShipsDatePort VisitedNotes and References2016Western Naval CommandExercise Naseem Al Bahr X

22 – 27 JanuaryGoa, IndiaWestern Naval CommandVisit to Sri Lanka – Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh – Captain Krishna Swaminathan – Captain M Paul Samuel – Captain Sujit Kumar Chhetri21 – 23 JanuaryColombo, Sri Lanka15 – 18 FebruaryMale, MaldivesSouthern Naval CommandIndo-Myanmar CORPAT 2016 – Commander Sreekumar Pillai 17 – 19 FebruaryYangon, MyanmarWestern Naval CommandIBSAMAR V

INS Trishul INS ShalkiINS Trishul

INS Shalki19 – 26 FebruaryGoa, IndiaWestern Naval CommandMauritius National Day celebrations – Captain Ashutosh Ridhorkar10–12 MarchPort Louis, MauritiusEastern Naval Command & Andaman & Nicobar CommandExercise Jal Prahar 2016 INS Jalashwa

INS Kumbhir

LCU 36, 38 & 39INS Jalashwa

INS Kumbhir

LCU 36, 38 & 3927 March – 18 April 2016Andaman & Nicobar Islands, IndiaWestern Naval CommandDIMDEX 2016 – Captain Deepak Bhatia28 March – 2 AprilDoha, QatarSouthern Naval CommandSouth East Asia – Vice Admiral Girish Luthra – Captain S.R. Ayyar

ICGS VarunaICGS Varuna4 – 8 AprilPhuket, ThailandICGS Varuna15 – 18 AprilColombo, Sri LankaAndaman & Nicobar CommandIndo-Thai CORPAT-2016 22nd Edition – Commodore Girish Kumar Garg19 – 27 AprilAndaman SeaAndaman & Nicobar CommandIndia-Indonesian CORPAT-2016 27th Edition – Commodore Girish Kumar Garg29 April – 16 MayPort Belawan, IndonesiaASEAN ADMM Plus INS Airavat – Commander Jayant MahadikINS Airavat1 – 9 MayBruneiWestern Naval CommandAnti-piracy patrol in Gulf of Aden 2 MayDuqm, OmanWestern Naval CommandPersian Gulf – Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh – Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu INS Tarkash – Captain Pradeep Singh – Captain Sujit Kumar ChhetriINS Tarkash12–15 MayKuwait City, Kuwait18–19 MayDubai, United Arab Emirates21–24 MayMuscat, OmanEastern Naval CommandSouth China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean – Rear Admiral S. V. Bhokare – Captain A. N. Pramod – Captain K S Rajkumar – Commander Sharad Sinsunwal INS Shakti – Captain Gagan KaushalINS Shakti30 May – 2 JuneSubic Bay, Philippines30 May – 3 JuneCam Ranh Bay, VietnamINS Sahyadri

INS Shakti14–17 JuneSasebo, JapanMalabar 201621–25 JuneBusan, South Korea27 June – 1 JulyVladivostok, Russia30 June – 4 AugustHawaii, United States25th edition of the RIMPAC ExerciseINS Sahyadri

INS Shakti15 – 18 JulyPort Klang, Malaysia13 – 15 AugustPort Majuro, Marshall Islands18 – 20 AugustPohnpei, Micronesia31 August – 3 SeptemberSingaporeWestern Naval CommandEast Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean – Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh – Captain Rahul Vilas Gokhale – Captain Arjun Dev Nair