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{{Infobox flag<br />
|Name=Indian Naval Ensign<br />
|Image=File:Naval Ensign of India.svg<br />
|Use=000001<br />
|Proportion=1:2<br />
|Design= A white ensign, with a horizontal red stripe and a vertical red stripe intersecting at the centre of the flag ([[St George's Cross|Cross of Saint George]]), the emblem of India superimposed on the intersection, and the national flag in the upper canton next to the staff.<br />
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The '''Indian Naval Ensign''' (also known as the '''Indian White Ensign''') is a naval ensign used by ships of the [[Indian Navy]].<br />
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The blue ensign of the [[Star of India (flag)|Star of India]] was used from 1879–1892 as the [[naval ensign]] of Her Majesty's Indian Marine (1879-1892). It was then used by the Royal Indian Marine (1892-1934), subsequently upgraded to the Royal Indian Navy (1934-1950). The [[white ensign]] of the [[Royal Navy]] was used from 1928–1950 as the naval ensign of the Royal Indian Marine and then the Royal Indian Navy. The [[Flag of India]] has been used since 1947 as the naval jack of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Ensign Replaces the White Ensign|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-01-19_021.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=19 January 1950|accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> <br />
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From 26 January 1950, when India became a republic, until 2001, the Indian Navy used a modified version of the British Naval Ensign, with the Union Flag replaced with the Indian Tricolor in the canton.<ref name="insignia">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive}}</ref> In the early 1970s, [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[V. E. C. Barboza]], later the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]], suggested replacing the old naval ensign.<ref name="ensign">{{cite web|title=The Indian Naval Ensign|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-AUG-OCT-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-2001-08-08_031.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 August 2001|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> With effect from 15 August 2001,<ref name="ensign"/> this flag was replaced with a white ensign bearing the Indian Navy crest, as the previous ensign was thought to reflect India's colonial past. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/apr/23navy.htm|title=Indian Navy to change its ensign|accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref> However complaints arose that the new ensign was indistinguishable as the blue of the naval crest easily merged with the sky and the ocean. Hence in 2004, the ensign was changed back to the [[St. George's cross]] design, with the addition of the emblem of India in the intersection of the cross. <br />
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On 15 August 2014, the ensign as well as the naval crest was further updated to correct the omission of the national motto in [[Devanagari]] script: '''सत्यमेव जयते''' ([[Satyameva Jayate]]) which means 'Truth Alone Triumphs' in [[Sanskrit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-correct-anomaly-satyameva-jayate-pranab-mukherjee-aamir-khan/1/375586.html | title =Indian Navy to finally include Satyameva Jayata below national emblem on its flag and crest | publisher = IndiaToday| date = 8 August 2014 | accessdate = 6 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
|+ Indian naval flags<br />
! Period !! Ensign !! Jack<br />
|-<br />
| 1879–1884 || [[File:Flag of Imperial India.svg|250px]] || [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1884–1928 || [[File:Flag of Imperial India.svg|250px]] || [[File:Naval Jack of Royal Indian Marine.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1928–1947|| [[File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|border|250px]] || [[File:Flag of Imperial India.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1947–1950|| [[File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|border|250px]] || [[File:Flag of India.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1950–2001 || [[File:Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg|border|250px]] || [[File:Flag of India.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2001–2004 || [[File:Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg|border|250px]] || [[File:Flag of India.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2004–2014 || [[File:Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg|border|250px]] || [[File:Flag of India.svg|250px]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2014–present || [[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|border|250px]] || [[File:Flag of India.svg|250px]]<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Indian Navy]]<br />
* [[Star of India (flag)]]<br />
* [[List of Indian flags]]<br />
* [[Naval heraldry]]<br />
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== References == <br />
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[[Category:Flags of India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Navy]]<br />
[[Category:Naval ensigns]]<br />
[[Category:Flags with crosses]]</div>>Zwerubae