INS Tarkash Mauritius Port Call Concludes as Frigate Sails for South West Indian Ocean

INS Tarkash Mauritius port call has ended, with the stealth frigate sailing out of Port Louis on 22 June 2026 to resume her planned deployment across the South West Indian Ocean Region. The Talwar class warship had spent several days alongside in the Mauritian capital before getting under way.

Harbour Engagements at Port Louis

The ship's company filled the visit with activity ashore and afloat. A friendly volleyball match against local hosts ran competitive to the close.

Sailors from Tarkash also delivered professional training capsules for personnel of the Mauritius National Coast Guard, the kind of hands on instruction that has become a regular feature of Indian Navy calls in the region. India's maritime outreach leans heavily on this mix of training, exercises and port visits, a pattern seen again this week as INS Udaygiri opened its Vietnam port call.

INS Tarkash Mauritius Visit Builds Coast Guard Ties

On 21 June the frigate threw open her decks to visitors. About 450 members of the Indian diaspora and the local community came aboard.

Training Mauritian personnel is a recurring strand of these calls. India has set itself up as a steady security partner across the western Indian Ocean, and capacity building with the Mauritius National Coast Guard runs back years. Tarkash herself is a Talwar class frigate, one of the Western Fleet's frontline stealth platforms, and calls of this kind keep Indian warships visible along the sea lanes that matter to both countries.

Yoga Session Marks International Day of Yoga

The same day, Tarkash hosted personnel of the Mauritius National Coast Guard for a yoga session to mark International Day of Yoga 2026. The Indian armed forces ran similar observances at home and abroad through the week, with the Indian Coast Guard holding its own Yoga Sangam across ships and stations.

Calls on Mauritian and Indian Officials

Captain Rohit Mishra, Commanding Officer of Tarkash, called on Mr Rampersad Sooroojebally, PMSM, Commissioner of Police. Capt Mishra also met H.E. Mr Anurag Srivastava, High Commissioner of India to Mauritius.

Deployment and the MAHASAGAR Vision

The INS Tarkash Mauritius stop was one leg of a wider deployment that now carries the frigate deeper into the South West Indian Ocean, a stretch the Indian Navy treats as part of its primary area of responsibility.

That deployment sits within the MAHASAGAR framework, the Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions outlook PM Modi set out in Mauritius, and it follows a busy stretch for the fleet that took in the recent tri commissioning of three indigenous warships at Kolkata.