In a veiled dig at China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that "some irresponsible nations" with narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies have come up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). &nbsp;

Singh also added that it is a matter of concern that UNCLOS is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some countries. The remarks came at the commissioning of Indian Navy's destroyer Visakhapatnam. &nbsp;

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Packed with numerous missiles and anti-submarine rockets, indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam was commissioned. The top naval commanders were also present on the occasion. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The new ship is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors, which include medium and short-range guns, anti-submarine rockets, supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits, the officials said. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The ship is a shining example of self-reliance, said Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff. &nbsp;

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The defence minister also said that as a responsible maritime stakeholder, India has been supporting consensus-based principles and a peaceful, open and rules-based stable maritime order. &nbsp;&nbsp;

India also looks to ensure that Indo-Pacific has freedom of navigation, free trade and universal values where interests of all stakeholders are protected, the minister added. &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In a veiled dig at China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that "some irresponsible nations" with narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies have come up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

In a veiled dig at China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that "some irresponsible nations" with narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies have come up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Singh also added that it is a matter of concern that UNCLOS is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some countries. The remarks came at the commissioning of Indian Navy's destroyer Visakhapatnam. Also Read: Key features of Indian Navy's Visakhapatnam destroyer Packed with numerous missiles and anti-submarine rockets, indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam was commissioned. The top naval commanders were also present on the occasion. The new ship is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors, which include medium and short-range guns, anti-submarine rockets, supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits, the officials said. The ship is a shining example of self-reliance, said Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff. Also Read | Exclusive: Wife of Indian Army martyr joins army; daughter calls her 'best mother in the world' The defence minister also said that as a responsible maritime stakeholder, India has been supporting consensus-based principles and a peaceful, open and rules-based stable maritime order. India also looks to ensure that Indo-Pacific has freedom of navigation, free trade and universal values where interests of all stakeholders are protected, the minister added. (With inputs from agencies)

Indian defence minister takes a veiled dig at China as new destroyer gets commissioned

U.S&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;and Marine Corps divers have recovered and identified the second body in the search for ten sailors missing after a collision between a guided-missile destroyer and merchant&nbsp;vessel near Singapore earlier this week, the US&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;said on Friday.

The&nbsp;USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday, which led to an international search-and-rescue operation for the missing sailors. The&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;recovered the first body from inside the hull of the warship earlier this week.

&quot;More divers and equipment arrived overnight to continue search and recovery operations for eight missing sailors inside flooded compartments of the ship,&quot; the US&nbsp;Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website.

On Thursday, the US&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;suspended the wider search and rescue operation to focus&nbsp;recovery efforts on the damaged hull of the ship, which is moored at Singapore&#39;s Changi Naval Base.

The&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;has already released the names of all the sailors who were missing.

The USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday

U.S Navy and Marine Corps divers have recovered and identified the second body in the search for ten sailors missing after a collision between a guided-missile destroyer and merchant vessel near Singapore earlier this week, the US Navy said on Friday. The USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday, which led to an international search-and-rescue operation for the missing sailors. The Navy recovered the first body from inside the hull of the warship earlier this week. "More divers and equipment arrived overnight to continue search and recovery operations for eight missing sailors inside flooded compartments of the ship," the US Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website. On Thursday, the US Navy suspended the wider search and rescue operation to focus recovery efforts on the damaged hull of the ship, which is moored at Singapore's Changi Naval Base. The Navy has already released the names of all the sailors who were missing.

Second body found after 10 sailors go missing after US?Navy collision

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