Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday took charge as the new chief of the Indian Navy after incumbent Admiral Karambir Singh retired after 41 years of service
New Delhi, November 30
Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday took charge as the new chief of the Indian Navy after incumbent Admiral Karambir Singh retired after 41 years of service.
Admiral Kumar was ser
Vice Admiral Hari Kumar will take over as the country's next Indian Navy chief on November 30. He handed over charge of the Western Naval Command on Monday.
‘The force has tripled its capacity since then’
After 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, the Indian Coast Guard is a much stronger force today. Though the role might not have changed much, the force has tripled its capacity since then. Be it on the assets side, technology or manpower, said Additional Director General of Indian Coast Guard, Eastern Seaboard, V.S. Pathania.
Interacting with
The Hindu, on the eve of the Indian Coast Guard Day, he said from a modest beginning on February 1, 1977, with just seven ships, two small corvettes and five patrol boats leased from the Indian Navy, it today has 156 ships, 62 aircraft and over 20,000 men and officers.
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