Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended New Year greetings to the crew of INSV Kaundinya, a wooden sailing ship on a journey to Oman from Porbandar, Gujarat. Modi shared a photograph of the team at sea, expressing delight in their enthusiasm and wishing them joy and success. The ship, constructed using traditional stitched-plank techniques inspired by ancient Indian vessels, was flagged off by Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan and attended by Oman's Ambassador to India.