External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday called on Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and other senior ministers and discussed ways to further the strategic bilateral ties, and the situation in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia regions.

INS Jatayu is the second naval base in Lakshadweep after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti. 

The Maldives government had granted permission for the research vessel to dock at Male port on January 23, citing a need for replenishment.