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Members of the South Island's Indian community gathered in Lyttelton over the weekend to welcome the Indian Armed Forces' first-ever all-women tri-services sailing expedition, marking an historic stop in Christchurch.
The Indian Army Sailing Vessel Triveni arrived as part of a round-the-world voyage that brought together women officers from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, showcasing inter-service unity and women's leadership in one of the world's most demanding maritime expeditions.
The arrival followed the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition, in which two female sailors of the Indian Navy circumnavigated the globe aboard the Ind
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