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Detailed explanation-1: -File photo: INS Sunayna, the second of the NOPV (Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel) class of ship commissioned at Kochi. In a swift operation, the Indian Navy today rescued 38 Indians from Socotra island in Yemen where they were stranded for nearly 10 days after a severe cyclonic storm hit the area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Navy took part in Operation Vijay in 1961, wars with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, and in more recent operations of a smaller scale.

Detailed explanation-4: -The evacuation by sea began on 1 April 2015 from the port of Aden. The air evacuation by the Indian Air Force and Air India commenced on 3 April 2015 from Sana’a. More than 4, 640 Indian citizens in Yemen were evacuated along with 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is an Indian Naval operation to evacuate 38 Indian Nationals from cyclone-hit Socotra island in Yemen. Indian Nationals were stranded for nearly 10 days after severe cyclonic storm Mekunu devastated area around Socotra Island.