Mission Sagar:
● Launched as part of the government’s outreach initiative towards five Island nations in the Western Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19. So, option 2 is correct .
● INS Kesari has departed towards the Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Comoros .
◦ To provide food Items, COVID-related medicines including HCQ tablets and special Ayurvedic medicines with medical assistance teams.
◦ It would enter the Port of Male in the Republic of Maldives to provide them 600 tons of food .
● The deployment is in consonance with the Prime Ministers’ vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region ‘SAGAR’ promulgated in March 2015.