CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPSC IAS

The Indian Navy commissioned a new naval base, INS Jatayu, in the Minicoy Islands of Lakshadweep. 

• INS Jatayu is India’s forward operating naval base in the Arabian Sea, acting as India’s sentinel and a primary responder to the escalating threats. 
• INS Jatayu is India’s second naval base in Lakshadweep after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti.
• Other key forward-operating bases and radar stations in Lakshadweep include INS Androth, INS Bitra, and INS Minicoy.
  • Minicoy Islands is the southernmost island of Lakshadweep, about 215 nautical miles southwest of Kochi, which straddles the vital Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs).