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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicNaval ships

Topic: naval ships

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Vaibhav Pant -
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

45 yrs since founding, Navy’s engineering establishment WESEE works on next-gen combat system

Smruti Deshpande -
Starting with 20 members, Weapon and Electronic Systems Engineering Establishment developed Data Link equipment which is Navy's mainstay for messaging & tactical communications.

Steampast & salute — Navy’s Presidential Fleet Review to take place on 21 Feb in Visakhapatnam

Raghav Bikhchandani -
More than 60 ships and submarines, 50 aircraft to take part in the President's Fleet Review that will commemorate 75 years of independence.

India to commission its most potent indigenously built destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam, Sunday

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Ship is first of 4 Visakhapatnam-class stealth-guided missile destroyers. Navy Vice Chief Ghormade says it'll enhance India's capacity and firepower, both above & under water.

Nothing fishy about India-US naval exercises. Message for China is to get ready to fight

Seshadri Chari -
The joint exercises with US' nuclear-powered warship Nimitz are a sign not only of India’s rising international clout but also the changed domestic political outlook.

Navy sends more ships from Eastern fleet for deployment in Indian Ocean region

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Eastern and Western Naval Commands are in a ‘heightened state of alertness’, which means ships can be deployed on short notice.

Why Indian Navy needs the 127 mm guns it is set to acquire for destroyers & frigates

Snehesh Alex Philip -
From anti-aircraft task to taking out smaller vessels and area domination, the Naval guns, cheaper than a missile, play a very important role.

Modi govt to sell INS Viraat as scrap, naval fraternity questions sense of heritage

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Aircraft carrier INS Viraat was decommissioned in 2017, and there were many proposals for her utilisation, but the govt found none to be good enough.

China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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