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INS Kulish Calls at Cambodia's China-Upgraded Ream Naval Base on Eastern Fleet Deployment — UPSC Current Affairs 2026

Homechevron_right13 Sept 2026chevron_rightINS Kulish Calls at Cambodia's China-Upgraded Ream Naval Base on Eastern Fleet Deployment

Defence13 Sept 2026

INS Kulish Calls at Cambodia's China-Upgraded Ream Naval Base on Eastern Fleet Deployment

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1
Indian Navy corvette INS Kulish arrived at Ream Naval Base, Cambodia, on 12 September 2026 as part of the Eastern Fleet's operational deployment.
2
Ream, on the Gulf of Thailand near Sihanoukville, reopened in April 2025 after a China-funded upgrade; Cambodia says it is open to all friendly navies.
3
The port call, with the Royal Cambodian Navy, is framed under the Act East Policy and the MAHASAGAR vision.

●Port call: INS Kulish at Ream Naval Base, Cambodia - arrived 12 September 2026; hosted by the Royal Cambodian Navy.
●Ream Naval Base: Cambodia's main naval base, about 30 km from Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand; reopened 5 April 2025 by PM Hun Manet after a China-funded expansion (deep-water pier, dry dock).
●INS Kulish: third of four Kora-class (Project 25A) guided-missile corvettes; commissioned 20 August 2001.
●Eastern Fleet: 'Sword Arm' of the Eastern Naval Command; both headquartered at Visakhapatnam.
●MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions): announced by PM Modi in Mauritius, March 2025, succeeding SAGAR (2015).
●Act East Policy: announced November 2014, upgrading the 1991 Look East Policy.

Exam Relevance

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GS Paper 2 > International Relations > India's maritime outreach; Places in news

Expected Questions

★Map-based: Ream Naval Base lies on which water body? (Gulf of Thailand)

Key Terms

Ream Naval Base

Cambodian naval base near Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, expanded with Chinese funding and reopened in April 2025.

MAHASAGAR

India's 2025 maritime vision announced in Mauritius, widening SAGAR (2015) towards the Global South.

priority_highMust Remember

•Ream: Gulf of Thailand, near Sihanoukville; China-funded upgrade; reopened April 2025.
•INS Kulish: Kora-class corvette, Eastern Fleet, Visakhapatnam.
•SAGAR 2015 → MAHASAGAR March 2025 (both announced in Mauritius).

tips_and_updatesExam Tips

•Ream is on the Gulf of Thailand, not the South China Sea proper - a classic map trap.

Question 1 of 2Score: 0/0

Factual

Ream Naval Base, visited by INS Kulish in September 2026, lies on which body of water?

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