Which one among the following statements with regard to India's maritime initiative, SAGAR, is correct?
- A.It is a platform for conducting joint naval exercises under QUAD
- B.It aimed at promoting maritime cooperation with countries of the Indian Ocean Region
- C.It is an alliance of India, USA and Japan to provide safety to merchant ships passing through the Indian Ocean Region
- D.It is the name given to India's participation in the Contact Group on Piracy set up by the UN Security Council
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, It aimed at promoting maritime cooperation with countries of the Indian Ocean Region. SAGAR stands for Security and Growth for All in the Region, India's vision for working with its ocean neighbours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out SAGAR in Mauritius in March 2015. It rests on keeping the Indian Ocean safe and open, building the maritime capacity of island and coastal states, sharing information, responding together to disasters and piracy, and growing the blue economy. Ships and aircraft India gives to neighbours, hydrographic surveys, and missions such as Mission SAGAR, which carried food and medicines to Indian Ocean countries in 2020, all draw on this idea. In 2025 India widened it into MAHASAGAR for the wider Global South.
A is wrong because SAGAR is a national policy idea, not a QUAD exercise platform. C is wrong because it is not an alliance with the USA and Japan. D is wrong because SAGAR is not the name of India's role in the UN piracy contact group.
Exam tip: SAGAR = Security and Growth for All in the Region, Mauritius, 2015; widened as MAHASAGAR in 2025.
Practice Questions
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- B.1 and 2 only
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- D.2 and 4
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