Pariksha SaathiINS Sahyadri arrives at Busan, Republic of Korea, for the India-Republic of Korea Navy bilateral exercise
Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri, an indigenously designed and built guided missile stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, arrived at Busan Naval Harbour, Republic of Korea, on 26 October 2026 to participate in the India-Republic of Korea Navy (IN-RoKN) Bilateral Exercise, the Ministry of Defence said on 28 October 2026. The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) accorded the ship a warm welcome. During the harbour phase, personnel of both navies will take part in professional interactions, cross-deck visits, cross-training activities and sporting events, and the Commanding Officer of INS Sahyadri will call on senior RoKN officials. The harbour phase will be followed by coordinated maritime activities at sea involving INS Sahyadri and ROKS Munmu the Great, to strengthen operational coordination, enhance interoperability and consolidate professional ties between the two navies. The Ministry said the exercise underscores the shared commitment of India and the Republic of Korea to strengthening maritime cooperation and contributing to peace, stability and security in the Indo-Pacific.
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Learning context
On 14 October 2025 the Ministry of Defence reported that INS Sahyadri, as part of its operational deployment to the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific, had made a port call at Busan Naval Harbour, South Korea, on 13 October 2025 to participate in the maiden Indian Navy (IN) - Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) Bilateral Exercise. Indigenously designed, constructed and commissioned in 2012, INS Sahyadri is the third ship of the Shivalik Class Guided Missile Stealth Frigates; it is based at Visakhapatnam as part of the Eastern Fleet under the Eastern Naval Command. The harbour phase of that inaugural edition was to include reciprocal cross-deck visits, sharing of best practices, cross-training sessions and sport fixtures, to be followed by a sea phase in which INS Sahyadri and ROKS Gyeongnam were to undertake joint exercises. The Ministry described the inaugural exercise as the culmination of years of discussions and planning between the two navies, and said Navy-to-Navy interactions between India and South Korea had grown significantly in recent years, along with their strategic partnership.
Check yourself: when did INS Sahyadri reach Busan for the maiden IN-RoKN bilateral exercise, which RoKN ship was to exercise with it at sea then, and to which class of frigates does INS Sahyadri belong?
On 13 October 2025; ROKS Gyeongnam; it is the third ship of the Shivalik Class Guided Missile Stealth Frigates.
Revision task: from this release, note when and where INS Sahyadri arrived, what kind of ship it is, the activities of the harbour phase and the RoKN ship it will operate with at sea; from the note, when the maiden IN-RoKN exercise was held, the RoKN ship in it, and INS Sahyadri's class, year of commissioning and home base.
Test yourself
At which harbour of the Republic of Korea did INS Sahyadri arrive on 26 October 2026 to participate in the India-Republic of Korea Navy bilateral exercise?
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Answer: Busan
INS Sahyadri, an indigenously designed and built guided missile stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, arrived at Busan Naval Harbour on 26 October 2026 for the IN-RoKN Bilateral Exercise. After the harbour phase it will take part in coordinated maritime activities at sea with ROKS Munmu the Great.
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