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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicIndian Navy

Topic: Indian Navy

India misses the deadline for issuing tenders to procure submarines & naval helicopters

The development is a setback to PM Modi’s $250-billion military modernisation plan to arm India's defense forces with state-of-the-art military hardware at a time when threats from neighbours China and Pakistan are rising.

How Indian Air Force’s Gagan Shakti exercise packed a punch together with Army and Navy

The exercise has demonstrated that whenever the call of duty has been blown, the services have pulled together with alacrity.

India treats the Indian Ocean Region as its “own lake”, but China has different plans

India scored a tentative victory in last year’s confrontation, but as both countries seek power in the Indian Ocean, New Delhi must not underestimate...

No confrontation or warning shots at Chinese warships near Maldives: Indian Navy

Indian Navy spokesperson categorically denies Nikkei Asian Review report about face-off near Male; no Chinese navy ships observed in the area.

After Doklam, India’s next battle likelier to be in the Indian Ocean than the high Himalayas

India has to hasten slowly but act surely in the Maldives to put in place a strong and sustainable anti-access strategy to meet China’s power trajectory into the Indian Ocean Region.

India’s nuclear submarine base gets a big boost—thanks to Narendra Modi govt

The approval had been awaited since 2010. Now, Phase II of Project Varsha gets 676 hectares of forest land while Phase I work is in full swing.

MiG 29K crash followed 8 years of engine troubles & frustration about performance

The crash occurred at the Goa airbase after a pilot aborted take-off during a training sortie. The pilot managed to exit the cockpit.

The many minefields and torpedoes INS Kalvari skirted before the Modi commissioning

The Kalvari or Scorpene deal faced attacks on all sides — by politicians, bureaucracy, CAG and even CBI since its controversial signing in 2005.

By sea, by air and by land: Here is what makes Brahmos India’s finest strike weapon

Brahmos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile was successfully launched on November 22nd for the first time from Indian Air Force’s (IAF) frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal.

British team, not the Americans, visited India’s Russian nuclear submarine

Controversy over visit after Russian reports; British team had to check compatibility with rescue system

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

Chinese FM Wang Yi in India, here’s what’s on top of agenda for talks between New Delhi & Beijing

New Delhi: De-escalation of troops in the icy heights of eastern Ladakh, restarting of patrolling in key areas along the Line of Actual Control...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?