Muscat, Jan. 16 -- The Indian Diaspora, supported by the Indian Embassy in Oman, organised a programme to celebrate the successful voyage of INSV Kaundinya on Thursday (local time).

On this occasion, Tavishi Behal, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Embassy of India, Muscat, stated that INSV Kaundinya is a symbol of India's 5,000-year history.

She told ANI, "Yesterday I saw Kaundinya live for the first time... it literally gave me goosebumps... it is the symbol of 5,000 years of history, and today this event shows that it was not only in the government, political, and diplomatic quarters that there was enthusiasm, but even the Indian community, which participated in large numbers yesterday for the arrival reception ceremony, and today...