GRSE Launches Indigenous Research Vessel ‘Sagar Manthan’, Strengthens India’s Deep Ocean Mission
India’s defence shipyard GRSE launched an Ocean Research Vessel Sagar Manthan ahead of schedule, now building nine warships and 32 maritime vessels.
Indian Navy Set to Receive 36 Warships by 2027: Major Fleet Expansion to Strengthen Maritime Power
The Indian Navy plans to enhance its maritime capabilities by inducting 36 new vessels by 2027, contributing to the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative. Significant deliveries include 19 ships in 2026 and 13 in 2027, aimed at strengthening India’s operational readiness and boosting its fleet from 135 to nearly 167 warships, enhancing maritime security.
Indian Navy as a net security guarantor in the South Asian region
By N. C. Bipindra With the changing sea line of communication and the economy’s eastward shift, maritime security has become one of the most substantial economic and human security pillars. Since the 2004 tsunami, the Indian Navy has consistently proven itself as the first responder to any crisis […]
Indian Navy’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Achieves Full Operational Status; India Joins ‘Elite Club’ Of Nations
By Ritu Sharma for EurAsian Times As the entire country was washed with the glow of millions of earthen lamps lit up to celebrate Diwali, the Indian Navy achieved a significant milestone as India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, achieved “full operational status.” The development puts […]
Navios Amaryllis: Reflection of China’s approach to diplomacy
By N. C. Bipindra An old adage goes, “it’s hard to see things when you are too close – take a step back and look – you may discover a larger plot”. The adage has been proven true, yet again. More than a year after the ill-fated grounding […]
India NSA Doval commissions Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel
New Delhi: In line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today commissioned an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) built by state-run defence shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited. India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Indian Coast Guard Director […]
Interview: Indian Coast Guard aims to have 200 ships, 100 aircraft soon
Indian Coast Guard Director General K. Natarajan, in this exclusive interview ahead of Coast Guard Day 2021, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that due to increased responsibilities since 2002, the ICG is reviewing manpower, assets, infrastructure, maintenance and repair facilities requirement to meet emerging challenges. Ques. As […]
India shipyard signs deal for building ocean-going vessel for Guyana
Kolkata: One of India‘s state-run shipyards has bagged an export order from South American nation Guyana for the supply of one ocean-going passenger and cargo vessel, boosting its potential for more export orders in the days to come. City-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) bagged the order […]
Interview: India Larsen & Toubro can compete in export market, build all warships (Part 1)
Larsen & Toubro’s whole-time director and senior executive vice president (defence and smart technologies) J. D. Patil, in this exclusive interview, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that lack of warship building orders is killing India’s private sector shipyards. Ques. Please provide our readers with an overview of […]
India needs to adequately securitise foreign policy: Dr Jaishankar at FINS event
By Dr S. Jaishankar We are all here virtually to remember Manohar Parrikar, who would have turned 65 years old today. It is natural for us to express our feelings and recall our associations. I myself had the opportunity of working with him as Foreign Secretary. Quite apart […]
India Navy gains heft with warship that seeks and sinks China submarines
New Delhi: India today inducted its fourth anti-submarine warfare warship in six years, shoring up navy’s fighting capabilities against underwater threats, primarily from China‘s submarines that have sneaked too close to its territorial waters in the recent years. Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane commissioned INS Kavaratti, […]
India notifies DG Shipping as ships recycling authority
New Delhi: India today notified its Directorate General of Shipping as the national authority for recycling of ships under a year-old law that governs this key environment polluting activity. The National Authority of Ship Recycling will be set up in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The notification was issued in this […]
India Modi push for share sale in submarine-builder fetches impressive response
New Delhi: India‘s lone submarine builder had a dream-like debut on the stock market today, finishing the opening trading day at Rs 173, a cool 19 per cent above its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of Rs 145, strongly aided by its above par financial performance over the […]
India coast guard averts major disaster off Sri Lanka, fights fire on Very Large Crude Carrier
New Delhi: An alert and sharply intuitive operation by India’s coast guard has averted a major shipping and environment disaster off Sri Lanka this month that had threatened ecological degradation along the South Asian giant’s southern coast, the island nation’s eastern coast and the Maldivian atolls. The Indian […]
India Navy seeks short-term solution to mine threat as minesweepers are delayed
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: After a 15-year quest to have at least a dozen modern minesweepers in its fleet, India‘s navy has now launched a global search for a vendor to supply 10 Portable Underwater Vehicle for Explosive Ordnance Disposal, basically a two-man operated midget-sized autonomous […]
