The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Nipun, the second Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Nistar Class, at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The vessel will enhance the Navy’s deep-sea diving, underwater intervention and submarine rescue capabilities. Indigenously designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam, INS Nipun marks another step towards Aatmanirbharta in India’s defence shipbuilding and strengthens the Navy’s specialist underwater capabilities.

India strengthens its presence in the Indian Ocean

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha. Two survivors have been rescued, while the Indian Coast Guard and Navy continue searching for 22 missing crew members.

Panama-flagged cargo ship sinks off Odisha coast, rescue mission ongoing

As China continues to expand the world's largest navy and Pakistan strengthens its underwater warfare capabilities with advanced Chinese-built submarines, New Delhi is responding with a clear strategic objective: a 200-ship Indian Navy by 2035.   

India aims for 200-ship navy by 2035 to counter China & Pakistan 

"The possibility of a full-fledged war can never be ruled out" - Indian Navy Chief, R. Hari Kumar. India recently fired its indigenously developed Varunastra torpedo, in the Arabian sea, obliterating its target with pin-point precision. In the past few days itself, India showcased its formidable maritime capabilities conducting combined ops with dual aircraft carriers, ships, submarines and aircraft. It has launched strategic naval assets this week and conducted international maritime drills with the navies of France and UAE recently.

India fires torpedo in Arabian Sea - destroys target | What is India preparing for?

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