| Key Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Operation Sagar Bandhu | Indian Navy launched HADR operations in response to Cyclone Ditwah impacting Sri Lanka. |
| Deployment | INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, and an IAF C-130J dispatched with relief materials. |
| Reassignment | Ships were reassigned from Colombo's 75th Anniversary International Fleet Review. |
| Rescue Operations | Ship-borne helicopters conducted aerial assessments and Search and Rescue missions. |
| Reinforcement | INS Sukanya deployed to Trincomalee on 1st December 2025 with additional supplies. |
| India's Commitment | Reflects India's continued humanitarian support under Neighbourhood First policy and Vision MAHASAGAR. |
| Past Operations | Assistance during Cyclone Roanu (2016) and MV XPress Pearl disaster (2021). |
| Other HADR Operations | Operation Maitri (Nepal), Operation Samudra Maitri (Indonesia), Operation Dost (Turkiye/Syria). |
| HADR Exercises | PANEX-21 (with BIMSTEC nations), Samanvay-22 (with ASEAN countries). |
| Cyclone Ditwah | Tropical storm formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal. Name contributed by Yemen. |
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