Pariksha SaathiINS Trishul concludes port call at Civitavecchia, Italy, during her operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea
Indian Naval Ship Trishul concluded her port call at Civitavecchia, Italy, on 28 October 2026, as part of her ongoing operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, the Ministry of Defence said. The port call provided an opportunity to further strengthen maritime engagement between the Indian Navy and the Italian Navy through professional interactions, cross-deck visits and cultural exchanges. The Commanding Officer of INS Trishul called on the Fleet Commander of the Italian Navy, and the ship's crew visited the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier ITS Cavour at Civitavecchia; the ship was also opened to visitors, attracting a large number of members of the Indian diaspora and the local populace. Vani Rao, Ambassador of India to Italy, and Vice Admiral Aurelio De Carolis, Fleet Commander and CINCNAV, Italian Navy, visited INS Trishul and interacted with the crew, and attended a cultural event hosted onboard that brought together the Mayor of Civitavecchia, senior officers of the Italian Navy and Coast Guard, Defence Envoys from 13 nations, civil dignitaries and members of the Indian diaspora. The Ministry said the port call reflected the enduring maritime partnership between India and Italy; INS Trishul has now proceeded for the next phase of her operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Learning context
On 18 November 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni, meeting at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, decided to give the India-Italy Strategic Partnership further impetus through the Italy-India Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029. Under its defence cooperation section the two countries agree to hold Joint Defence Consultative (JDC) meetings and Joint Staff Talks (JST) on a yearly basis; to welcome interactions between their Armed Forces in the framework of Italy's growing interest in the Indo-Pacific Region, aimed at increasing interoperability and cooperation; to enhance maritime cooperation, including in maritime pollution response and maritime search and rescue; to negotiate a Defence Industrial Roadmap between the two Ministries of Defence; and to promote a Memorandum of Understanding between the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and the Italian Industries Federation for Aerospace, Defence and Security (AIAD).
Check yourself: where and when did the two Prime Ministers decide on the Italy-India Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029, and which two defence meetings does it say are to be held every year?
At the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18 November 2024; the Joint Defence Consultative (JDC) meetings and the Joint Staff Talks (JST).
Revision task: from this release, note the port, the country and the date the port call concluded, the sea of the deployment, the Italian aircraft carrier the crew visited, who visited the ship and who attended the onboard cultural event; from the note, when and where the Joint Strategic Action Plan was decided, its period and its defence commitments.
Test yourself
In which country is Civitavecchia, where INS Trishul concluded a port call on 28 October 2026 during her operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea?
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Answer: Italy
Indian Naval Ship Trishul concluded her port call at Civitavecchia, Italy, on 28 October 2026, as part of her ongoing operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. During the port call the Commanding Officer called on the Fleet Commander of the Italian Navy, the crew visited the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier ITS Cavour at Civitavecchia, and Vani Rao, Ambassador of India to Italy, and Vice Admiral Aurelio De Carolis of the Italian Navy visited the ship.
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