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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicNaval chief

Topic: Naval chief

Admiral Tripathi visits Mumbai Naval Dockyard, INS Brahmaputra not 1st peacetime accident

INS Betwa, the second ship of the Brahmaputra class of frigates, had tipped over during undocking in 2016.

New Navy chief’s first order — no ‘quasi religious’ functions, please, we are the Navy

Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh wants to end ‘VIP culture’ within the Indian Navy, bats for greater equality within ranks in new order.

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh is new Navy chief, supersedes Vice Admiral Bimal Verma

This is the 2nd time that officers of the armed forces have been superseded under the Modi regime — after the elevation of Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat.

On Camera

Modi’s three Iran blunders lead to one question—where’s strategic autonomy?

Three avoidable blunders in PM Modi's handling of the US-Israel attack on Iran have laid bare the hollowness of his claims to global leadership.

India growth seen slowing as Iran conflict shows no sign of easing

Goldman Sachs last week cut its 2026 growth forecast by half a percentage point to 6.5% for the fiscal year starting April, and expects slower expansion due to India’s reliance on imported oil.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.