Internal Security Part 7: Maritime Security — SAGAR, Piracy and the Gulf of Guinea, Exam-Ready Notes

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One doctrine, continuous deployments and one proud piracy-prosecution record.

Doctrine and missions

  • SAGAR: Security and Growth for All in the Region, 2015; IFC-IOR at Gurugram hosts 70-plus liaison officers.
  • 14-15 mission-deployed vessels; anti-piracy escorts in the Gulf of Aden since 2008.
  • Op Atal Sagar / Prosperity Guardian 2024: Red Sea drone defence; INS Kolkata retook MV Ruen.

Piracy geography

  • Gulf of Guinea led incident counts after 2021; Somali risk resurged 2024.
  • Indian assets answered distress calls as far as the Gulf of Guinea.

Legal close

  • Anti-Maritime Piracy Act 2022; 35 Somali pirates prosecuted in Mumbai, 2023-24.

Revise in 30 seconds

  • SAGAR: 2015 doctrine.
  • IFC-IOR: Gurugram, 70+ LOs.
  • Piracy Act 2022; 35 pirates prosecuted.
  • Ruen retaken: INS Kolkata, 2024.

Quick revision

  • SAGAR: Security and Growth for All in the Region, 2015; IFC-IOR at Gurugram hosts 70-plus liaison officers.
  • 14-15 mission-deployed vessels; anti-piracy escorts in the Gulf of Aden since 2008.
  • Op Atal Sagar / Prosperity Guardian 2024: Red Sea drone defence; INS Kolkata retook MV Ruen.
  • Gulf of Guinea led incident counts after 2021; Somali risk resurged 2024.
  • Indian assets answered distress calls as far as the Gulf of Guinea.
  • Anti-Maritime Piracy Act 2022; 35 Somali pirates prosecuted in Mumbai, 2023-24.