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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.
India sits astride critical sea lines of communication, a position that uniquely empowers it to become a truly regional naval power
Analysts say Washington’s first major security assistance to Islamabad in four years may hint that the transactional relationship between the two countries is back on track.
Indigenisation doesn’t mean decoupling from global value chains, total exclusion of items from abroad, and not taking advantage of globalisation where desirable. At the same time, the overall dependence levels must come down
While the Vikrant’s commissioning definitely boosts India’s naval capabilities, the overall trend in naval power is clearly shifting away from India.