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  Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
Indian navy on the crest of a wave
Situated at Karwar, 100 kilometers south of Goa, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, INS Kadamba is being described as the biggest base of its kind this side of the Suez.
INS Kadamba meets a long-standing demand by the Indian navy for a naval base under its exclusive control.
www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/GF18Df04.html   (1017 words)

  
  Indian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Armed Forces of India.
The commander of the Navy is the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS).
Recently the Indian Navy received a huge boost when INS Kadamba was commissioned at Karwar, 100 Km from Goa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Navy   (2733 words)

  
 India - Navy
The Indian Navy (IN), the world’s fifth largest navy, is a well-balanced three-dimensional force consisting of sophisticated missile-capable warships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers, advanced submarines and the latest aircraft in its inventory.
Indian Naval ships were visible in or headed for the eastern choke points of the Indian Ocean, building professional partnerships with other navies of South East Asia, IN ships Rajput and Rana renewed contacts with old friends in Singapore, as well INS Mumbai with the Indonesian Navy.
The 'Indian Maritime Doctrine' has been circulated to senior members of the government, bureaucracy and the armed forces, and has been widely welcomed as an important keystone document for the Indian Navy that was long overdue.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/navy-intro.htm   (1808 words)

  
 Seetal's Page on the Indian Navy
While the Indians has used the sea for military transportation earlier, San Gabriel was the first man of war, fitted with 20 guns, to touch the Indian shores.
Indian, it is said, Vasco da Gama and his soldiers indulged in acts of barbarism unparalleled in Indian maritime history.
Their navies clashed for obtaining bases in the Persian Gulf, Aden, Mauritius, Java etc. It seems that of all, the East India Company remained pragmatic and persistent for the cause.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/3328/navy.htm   (1490 words)

  
 Indianpolo.com, polo, polo in india, 2007-2008, FIP, World Cup Polo 2007, Kingfisher Polo, Kingfisher polo Classic ...
Indian Navy continued their winning streak defeating Piramal Enterprises in the Man's World Western India Polo Championship at the ARC Polo ground in Mumbai.
Indian Navy won the final of the Navy Polo Stick trophy played at the ARC polo ground in Mumbai.
Indian Navy defeated ARC 5 - 3.5 in the Maharaj Premsingh Trophy on the first day of the Mumbai 2007 season.
www.indianpolo.com   (1294 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Indian press reports of 11 April 2001 announced that the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CSS) approved the awarding of a construction contact to Cochin Shipyard for the construction of three Vikrant-class aircraft carriers, also known as air defense ships (ADSs).
The Indian Navy may still procure the Russian Kiev-class carrier Admiral Gorshkov and/or the HMS Invincible--if an arrangement can be made with the Royal Navy when it decommissions that ship, which may occur as early as 2006.
The Canadian Navy apparently is considering combining the requirements for a military transport vessel with the capability of underway replenishment in order to replace the two Protecteur-class replenishment ships at the same time with one new vessel type.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/jul_03_43.php   (1053 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Indian government officials said that future funding increases would cover the purchase and modernization costs of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and the acquisition of new maritime-reconnaissance aircraft, electronic-warfare systems, and a carrier air group outfitted with the MiG-29K (Type 9-17K) fighter aircraft.
The implications of these developments for the Indian Navy are a series of much-needed platform acquisitions and general upgrades in addition to a greater focus on defense diplomacy in a region where, as one senior Indian naval officer stated, "You have friendship when you have strength."
During the two-month clash between Pakistan and India earlier this year, the role of the Navy was significant—and allegedly decisive in preventing the escalation of a highly volatile situation on land into a general war between the two nations.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/dec_00_05.php   (1806 words)

  
 Defenceindia : Indian Navy
Indian Navy has consciously taken the difficult route of indigenisation in consonance with the national endeavour towards self-reliance.
The origins of the modern Indian navy are traced to a maritime force established by the East India Company in the seventeenth century.
In 1934 the Royal Indian Navy was established, with Indians serving primarily in lower-level positions.
www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/indian_navy.html   (1061 words)

  
 Major acquisitions in 2003 boost Indian Navy - Sify.com
Mumbai: The Indian Navy moved towards becoming the most powerful naval force in the Indian Ocean, with the fleet augmenting its power-projection capabilities after the induction of several advanced ships as well as indicating the finalisation of the long-standing deal to acquire its second aircraft carrier.
The Navy, at the end of the year Commanders' Conference, disclosed that its priority was to streamline its personnel policy to augment its technical and aviation manpower, in order to make optimum use of the advanced equipment entering service.
Currently, the Indian Navy has only one aircraft carrier "INS Viraat", the only one in Asia, and the need for the second carrier is being felt for quite some time as the country has a long coastline and vital maritime interests.
sify.com /news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13340294   (673 words)

  
 Indian navy - KnowledgeIsFun.com
Established by Britain while India was a colony, the Indian Navy (Hindi: भारतीय नौसेना, Bharatiya Nau Sena) is the naval branch of the Armed Forces of India.
Another command, a joint Navy, Army and Air force command was set up in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2001 as a strategic area of defence.Recently the Indian Navy received a huge boost when INS Kadamba was commissioned at Karwar, 100 Km from Goa.
Indian navy is expanding, particularly in carrier aviation.
www.knowledgeisfun.com /I/In/Indian-Navy.php   (2301 words)

  
 Hiranandani   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Britain, in turn, regretted that since it was pruning its own navy, it would not be able to meet India’s requirements either for the latest types of destroyers and submarines that the Indian navy wanted or to extend financial support to build in Britain the modern submarines to start India’s submarine arm.
That the Navy has been able to adhere to these plans is all the more remarkable in that it has had to survive the rigorous financial scrutiny that is characteristic of democratic governance.
Indian peacekeeping contingents have received universal praise from the time of the truce in Korea in 1952 to their present deployment in Africa.
www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/2002/spring/art4-sp2.htm   (4498 words)

  
 PM witnesses Indian Navy's might
Navy's Israeli acquired anti-missile system Barak tracked, intercepted and neutralised them, as the prime minister, Naval Chief Admiral Arun Prakash and naval top brass watched from the deck of the Indian Navy's flagship carrier INS Viraat.
Indian Navy has now installed this anti-missile system in seven of its frontline warships to give them invincibility against incoming missiles.
PM witnesses Indian Navy's might, we are mighty than as ever in our history after indpendence.
www.rediff.com /news/2006/may/06missile.htm   (518 words)

  
 Indian Navy seeks 3 more Russian frigates   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In a move to bolster falling force levels of warships, Navy has decided to acquire three more Russian Krivck class missile carrying stealth frigates and is in the process of floating proposals for purchasing more spy planes and anti-submarine helicopters.
He said the Navy would buy two of these DSRV's and pending their induction in the next three years, it was in the process of formalising an agreement with the US Navy for its help in case of any of the Indian submarines getting into distress in the high seas.
Indian Navy already has three such frigates and more were being brought to what Prakash described as to balance declining force levels.
us.rediff.com /news/2005/dec/02navy2.htm?q=np&file=.htm   (562 words)

  
 Maldives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian paratroopers landed at Hulule and secured the airfield and restored the Government rule at Malé within hours.
A tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake caused parts of Maldives to be covered by sea water and left many people homeless.
After the disaster, cartographers are planning to redraw the maps of the islands due to alterations by the tsunami.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maldives   (2604 words)

  
 Indian Navy Flags
The Indian Naval Crest consists of the Ashoka emblem, a foul anchor and a shield, and is in navy blue colour.
Though the Indian war ensign is still a white ensign, it now features the national emblem, the Ashoka emblem with the three lions standing on a platform containing a chakra, a horse and a bull.
A commodore's broad pennant is made according to a similar pattern, with the Indian Naval Crest and one star (ratio 1:2), all on a white field bordered in navy blue.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/in^nav01.html   (391 words)

  
 IndianSubmariner : Indian Submarine Arm Naval Submarines India
In India, the Indian Postal system and postage stamps were introduced on October 1, 1854, although two years earlier, the Scinde Dawk (a forerunner of the Indian stamps) had already been used for similar purposes.
It is presumed that this happened because the Navy was not involved in the 'defence effort' during the 1962 China aggression.
Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department (now, Department of Post) had issued a single coloured commemorative stamp depicting silhouette of INS Mysore, besides Gnats representing the Indian Air Force, and a bust of a soldier in battle dress for the Indian Army.
www.indiansubmariner.com /subphil.htm   (4102 words)

  
 Cynical Nerd’s » The Defense of Indian Waters: Looking Ahead
China is currently modernizing its largely brown water navy and investing in ports in the Indian Ocean to ensure secure access to energy and contain India.
In light of this, India’s naval objectives are to (i) safeguard its economic and defense interests in light of increased military activity and declining stability in the Indian Ocean; (ii) preempt Chinese efforts to encircle India; and (iii) project influence in the African Littoral, Antarctic and the South China Sea as well.
Does the Indian Navy have the capabilities (and doctrinal focus) to deny/destroy regular and irregular naval forces in the region.
cynical-nerd.nationalinterest.in /?p=40   (4008 words)

  
 Indian Navy Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The state emblem (lions) is set in the middle of the flag with size so: width 2/16 of the hoist and height 2/11 of the hoist.
The navy blue Indian Naval Crest is also found in the flags of flag officer's.
Admiral of the Fleet flag is the same as the national flag, flown from the main mast.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/in^navy.html   (670 words)

  
 Indian Navy
The current Indian Navy submarine force is a mix of Russian and German origin boats.
In 1986, the Indian Navy purchased the vessel and gave it an extensive refit at the Davenport DY which gave it a life-extension refit of 10 years.
Westinghouse has supplied the Indian Navy with ASW sonar systems, two hull mounted arrays and three visible depth sonar arrays which are installed inside towed bodies built by Fathom Ocean Ltd. Transducer elements in both cases are identical.
homepage.eircom.net /~steven/bombay.htm   (3251 words)

  
 The Hindu News Update Service
Replying to a question as to how the joint exercises between the two Navies could improve in the backdrop of the new relationship between the two nations, Fallon said, "earlier joint exercises were limited to basics, but henceforth, we may advance to complexities and exchange of information".
The Indian Ocean and south-east Asia has witnessed several problems of late, which include the China-Taiwan problem, proliferation of terrorist groups which are very diverse in ideology, but having common methodology.
The US Navy official said the purpose of his visit to India was also to know the country and interact with people.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/002200504151755.htm   (547 words)

  
 WHAT
The Navy is also cruising all over the Indian Ocean and exercising in the middle and far eastern seas and off Cochin simultaneously.
The Navy’s Eastern Fleet comprising the indigenously built frigate Gomati, Kashin class destroyers Rajput and Ranvijay, fleet tanker INS Jyoti and corvettes INS Kora and INS Karmuk would be visiting Singapore for SIMBEX 2005.
The Indian and French navies will conduct a bilateral exercise VARUNA 2005/1 off Kochi from 27 Feb to 07 Mar. The Indian Navy and French Navy regularly conduct the VARUNA series of bilateral exercises and VARUNA 2005/1 being conducted off Kochi is a part of this on going co-operation.
www.indiadefence.com /navy_ex.htm   (1047 words)

  
 Indian Navy.
The start of Indian Navy is quit old with ancient kingdoms like Chola empire spanning its naval power in South east Asian Region.
Indian Navy was first called Royal Indian Marines then It was called Royal Indian Navy untill 1947.
Indian Navy is now 5th Largest Navy in the world and the Largest in Indian Subcontinent.
members.fortunecity.com /vaisal/navy.htm   (236 words)

  
 Indian Navy Backtracks on Orions From US
Though the Indian Navy had first evinced interest in the US offer to transfer P-3C Orions in the late 1990s, the talks failed to progress because of the sanctions following the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.
Later, Indian Navy justified its demand for P-3C Orions as a requirement borne out of its enhanced policing role in the Indian Ocean region.
Indian Navy’s decision has also been influenced by fear of possible US sanctions.
www.arabnews.com /?page=4§ion=0&article=77334&d=5&m=2&y=2006&pix=world.jpg&category=World   (449 words)

  
 Indian Navy Flags
In a display of the three service flags in the Defense Planning Staff briefing room, was an Indian Navy white ensign with the fly end truncated to conform the size to the 2:3 dimensions of the other two flags on display.
Das (1984), the President's Colour was first presented to the Indian Navy in 1950.
This flag presumably will be changed, if it hasn't already been, to conform to the design of the new Indian ensign, which has the naval badge in blue in place of the St. George's cross.
www.fotw.net /flags/in^nav50.html   (526 words)

  
 Review On Indian Navy by mariner2 - MouthShut.com
The Indian Navy is today an awesome force sailing the high seas, patrolling vast oceans and guarding the east Coast and the West Coast of India.
The rightful Govt was restored thanks singularly to the Indian Navy, who used their Sea and Air power to crush the bucaneers.
The Indian Navy and the Govt of India have worked very hard to indigenise the hardware required to build warships, but much more needs to be done.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Indian_Navy-41812-1.html   (621 words)

  
 Family History Sources Maritime
In 1830 the Bombay Marine was renamed the Indian Navy.
The Navy was abolished in 1863, being replaced by a revived, non-combatant, Bombay Marine.
In 1877 the revived Bombay Marine and the Bengal Marine were combined to form HM Indian Marine, which became the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1935.
www.bl.uk /collections/oiocfamilyhistory/familymaritime.html   (385 words)

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