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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicNAVY CHIEF

Topic: NAVY CHIEF

‘Committed to joint command, control, combat capability & theaterisation’—Navy chief

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Mhow: The Navy is committed to synergising its command control, communications and combat capability with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force with...

India invites Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto as 2025 Republic Day chief guest

Smruti Deshpande -
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi set to travel to Indonesia for a four-day official visit Sunday. India also hopes to sell BrahMos missiles to Jakarta.

Surprised by Pakistan’s naval expansion, it’s choosing weapons over welfare, says Navy chief

Smruti Deshpande -
Indian Navy is tweaking operational plans to take into account Pakistan's naval expansion, which is being supported by China, says Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi.

INS Brahmaputra now ‘righted’, extent of damage being assessed after fire, says Navy Chief

Smruti Deshpande -
The frigate caught fire in July while undergoing a refit at Mumbai dockyard; a seaman went missing and was later reported dead.

Navy to ink Rafale M & additional Scorpene submarines deal by next month, says Navy chief

Smruti Deshpande -
3 new Scorpène submarines are being built by Mazagon Dock Shipyard in partnership with France's Naval Group. Acquisition of Rafale M aircraft is under Inter-Governmental Agreement.

Examining trajectory that missile took: Navy chief Admiral Tripathi on K4 test

Snehesh Alex Philip -
While India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) operates INS Arihant with a K-15 SLBM, its range is only 750 km. K-4 has a range of nearly 3,500 km.

Navy chief Dinesh Tripathi flags ‘belligerent bullying’ in South China Sea, without naming China

Smruti Deshpande -
Delivering a lecture in New Delhi, Dinesh Tripathi says niche and disruptive technologies are now changing the character of warfare.

Indian Navy Chief to embark on four-day visit to Bangladesh on 1 July

ThePrint Team -
Four-day visit aims to strengthen bilateral defense ties, explore naval cooperation.

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Navy chief — challenges include changing warfare, China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Admiral Tripathi was commissioned on 1 July, 1985 into the Executive Branch of the Navy.

‘Greater need to invest in maritime capabilities, adopt modern tech,’ says Navy chief Hari Kumar

Smruti Deshpande -
Speaking at Raisina Dialogues in New Delhi, Admiral Kumar said ongoing conflicts, such as Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas, showed that the character of warfare is changing.
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India’s improved ties with China expose cracks in the Beijing-Islamabad relationship

Sanjeev Chopra -
At $155 billion, India-China trade is at least seven times higher than the Beijing-Islamabad trade, which stands at $23 billion.

‘Mohammad’ Deepak and Prabhavathi Amma are India’s heroes. They shake us out of our cynicism

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The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

Economy

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

Udit Bubna -
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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