Maritime Security Current Affairs for UPSC
A complete UPSC revision trail for Maritime Security: 2 published analyses, their syllabus connections and closely related themes.
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INS Mahendragiri Explained: Why Project 17A Stealth Frigates Matter for India’s Maritime Security
The Indian Navy is set to commission Mahendragiri (F38), its sixth indigenous Project 17A stealth frigate, at Visakhapatnam. Designed by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, the warship highlights India’s shift from a “buyer’s navy” to a “builder’s navy” and strengthens India’s maritime capability in the Indo-Pacific.
Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting 2026 Explained: New Delhi, Indo-Pacific & Maritime Security
India hosted the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on 26 May 2026, chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with the foreign ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan. The meeting produced concrete deliverables — a maritime surveillance initiative, a critical minerals framework, an energy security initiative and the Quad's first joint infrastructure project (a port in Fiji). This article explains what the Quad is, the Indo-Pacific concept, the grouping's full history and evolution, the 2026 outcomes, each member's strategic objectives, China's opposition, related architectures like AUKUS, Malabar and IPEF, and the way ahead.
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