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{{Short description|Maritime service branch of the Indian Armed Forces}} | {{Short description|Maritime service branch of the Indian Armed Forces}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date= | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}} | ||
{{Use British English|date= | {{Use British English|date=August 2023}} | ||
{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
| unit_name = Indian Navy | | unit_name = Indian Navy | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = | ||
| image = Indian Navy Insignia (2022).svg | | image = Indian Navy Insignia (2022).svg | ||
| image_size = x220px | | image_size = x220px | ||
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| march = {{plainlist| | | march = {{plainlist| | ||
*Quick {{audio|Jai Bharati.ogg|''Jai Bharati''}}<br />(Victory to India) | *Quick {{audio|Jai Bharati.ogg|''Jai Bharati''}}<br />(Victory to India) | ||
*Slow {{audio| | *Slow {{audio||''Anand Lok''}}<br />(Realm of Joy) | ||
}} | }} | ||
| mascot = | | mascot = | ||
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[[Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971]]<br /> | [[Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971]]<br /> | ||
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Operation Lal Dora]]<br />[[Operation Cactus]]<br /> | [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Operation Lal Dora]]<br />[[Operation Cactus]]<br /> | ||
[[Operation Flowers are Blooming]]<br />[[Operation Talwar|Kargil War(Operation Talwar)]]<br />[[Piracy in Somalia|Anti-piracy operations in Somalia]] | [[Operation Flowers are Blooming]]<br />[[Operation Talwar|Kargil War (Operation Talwar)]]<br />[[Piracy in Somalia|Anti-piracy operations in Somalia]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| anniversaries = [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Day]]: 4 December | | anniversaries = [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Day]]: 4 December | ||
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| commander3 = {{Flagicon image|Admiral ensign of Indian Navy.svg}} [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]] | | commander3 = {{Flagicon image|Admiral ensign of Indian Navy.svg}} [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]] | ||
| commander3_label = [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)]] | | commander3_label = [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)]] | ||
| commander4 = {{Flagicon image|Vice | | commander4 = {{Flagicon image|Vice Admiral ensign of Indian Navy.svg}} [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]] | ||
| commander4_label = [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS)]] | | commander4_label = [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS)]] | ||
| notable_commanders = {{plainlist| | | notable_commanders = {{plainlist| | ||
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| identification_symbol = [[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|140px|border]] | | identification_symbol = [[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|140px|border]] | ||
| identification_symbol_label = [[Indian Naval Ensign|Ensign]] | | identification_symbol_label = [[Indian Naval Ensign|Ensign]] | ||
| identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Flag India.svg|140px|border]] | | identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Flag of India.svg|140px|border]] | ||
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[Jack (flag)|Jack]] | | identification_symbol_2_label = [[Jack (flag)|Jack]] | ||
| identification_symbol_3 = [[File:Masthead Pennant of the Indian Navy.svg|200px]] | | identification_symbol_3 = [[File:Masthead Pennant of the Indian Navy.svg|200px]] | ||
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The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders, and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of the union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the territory, people or maritime interests of India, both in war and peace. Through joint exercises, goodwill visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief, the Indian Navy promotes bilateral relations between nations. | The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders, and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of the union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the territory, people or maritime interests of India, both in war and peace. Through joint exercises, goodwill visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief, the Indian Navy promotes bilateral relations between nations. | ||
As of June 2019, Indian Navy has 67,252 active<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 July 2019|title=Strength of Defence Forces|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1580095|access-date=16 October 2019|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and 75,000 reserve personnel in service and has a fleet of 150 ships and submarines, and 300 aircraft.<ref name="size">{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Amrita Nayak|date=2020-11-18|title=Hit by budget crunch, Indian Navy now plans to buy 2 Landing Platform Docks instead of 4|url=https://theprint.in/defence/hit-by-budget-crunch-indian-navy-now-plans-to-buy-2-landing-platform-docks-instead-of-4/546361/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|quote=[...] current strength of 150 ships and submarines.}}</ref><ref name="sizedod">{{Cite web|title=FAQ {{!}} Department Of Defence|url=https://www.mod.gov.in/dod/faq#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Navy%27s%20present%20force%20level%20comprises%20about%20150%20ships%20and%20submarines.|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.mod.gov.in|quote=Q 1. What are the current Force Levels of the Indian Navy? [...] Ans. The Indian Navy's present force level comprises about 150 ships and submarines. [...]}}</ref> As of September 2022, the operational fleet consists of 2 active [[aircraft carriers]] and 1 [[amphibious transport dock]], 8 [[Landing Ship, Tank|landing ship tanks]], 11 [[destroyer]]s, 13 [[frigate]]s, 2 [[ballistic missile submarines]], 16 conventionally-powered [[attack submarine]]s, | As of June 2019, Indian Navy has 67,252 active<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 July 2019|title=Strength of Defence Forces|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1580095|access-date=16 October 2019|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and 75,000 reserve personnel in service and has a fleet of 150 ships and submarines, and 300 aircraft.<ref name="size">{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Amrita Nayak|date=2020-11-18|title=Hit by budget crunch, Indian Navy now plans to buy 2 Landing Platform Docks instead of 4|url=https://theprint.in/defence/hit-by-budget-crunch-indian-navy-now-plans-to-buy-2-landing-platform-docks-instead-of-4/546361/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|quote=[...] current strength of 150 ships and submarines.}}</ref><ref name="sizedod">{{Cite web|title=FAQ {{!}} Department Of Defence|url=https://www.mod.gov.in/dod/faq#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Navy%27s%20present%20force%20level%20comprises%20about%20150%20ships%20and%20submarines.|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.mod.gov.in|quote=Q 1. What are the current Force Levels of the Indian Navy? [...] Ans. The Indian Navy's present force level comprises about 150 ships and submarines. [...]}}</ref> As of September 2022, the operational fleet consists of 2 active [[aircraft carriers]] and 1 [[amphibious transport dock]], 8 [[Landing Ship, Tank|landing ship tanks]], 11 [[destroyer]]s, 13 [[frigate]]s, 2 [[ballistic missile submarines]], 16 conventionally-powered [[attack submarine]]s, 18 [[corvette]]s, one [[mine countermeasure vessel]], 4 [[Replenishment oiler|fleet tankers]] and numerous other [[Auxiliary ship|auxiliary vessels]], [[Patrol boat|small patrol boats]] and sophisticated ships. It is considered as a multi-regional power projection [[blue-water navy]].<ref name="Lindberg-classification">{{cite book|first1=Daniel |last1=Todd |first2=Michael |last2=Lindberg|title=Navies and Shipbuilding Industries: The Strained Symbiosis|date=1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275953102|pages=56–57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=he5KL_tWQvMC|access-date=30 November 2015|ref=Todd-1996}}</ref><ref name="Kirchberger">{{cite book|last1=Kirchberger|first1=Sarah| oclc=911616881| title=Assessing China's Naval Power: Technological Innovation, Economic Constraints, and Strategic Implications|date=2015| location=Heidelberg|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783662471272|page=60}}<!--|access-date=4 December 2015--></ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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{{Main|1961 Indian annexation of Goa|Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts}} | {{Main|1961 Indian annexation of Goa|Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts}} | ||
Following [[independence of India|independence]] and the [[partition of India]] on 15 August 1947, the RIN's depleted fleet of ships and remaining personnel were divided between the newly independent [[Dominion of India]] and [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. 21 | Following [[independence of India|independence]] and the [[partition of India]] on 15 August 1947, the RIN's depleted fleet of ships and remaining personnel were divided between the newly independent [[Dominion of India]] and [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. 21 per cent of the Navy's officer cadre and 47 per cent of its sailors opted to join the portion of the fleet which became the [[Royal Pakistan Navy]]. The Indian share of the Navy consisted of 32 vessels along with 11,000 personnel. Effective from the same date, all British officers were compulsorily retired from the Navy and its reserve components, with Indian officers being promoted to replace British senior officers.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=240–241}} However, a number of British flag and senior officers were invited to continue serving in the RIN,{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=246}} as only nine of the Navy's Indian commissioned officers had more than 10 years' service, with the majority of them only having served from five to eight years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nationalisation of Armed Forces|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-AUG-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-12-20_075.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 December 1947|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> Rear Admiral [[John Talbot Savignac Hall]] headed the Navy as its first Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) post-Independence.<ref name="Genesis of Indian Navy" /> In January 1948, D.N. Mukherji, the first Indian officer in the RIN, became the first Indian to be promoted acting engineer captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|date=29 December 1947|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-12-29_449.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref> In May 1948, Captain [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]] became the first Indian officer to be appointed to the rank of [[Commodore (India)|commodore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-05-08_240.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 May 1948|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref> When India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the ''Royal'' prefix was dropped and the name ''Indian Navy'' was officially adopted. The prefix for naval vessels was changed from ''His Majesty's Indian Ship'' (HMIS) to ''Indian Naval Ship'' (INS).<ref name="Genesis of Indian Navy" /> At the same time, the imperial crown in insignia was replaced with the [[Lion Capital of Ashoka]] and the Union Jack in the canton of the White Ensign was replaced with the Indian Tricolour.<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|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
By 1955, the Navy had largely overcome its post-Independence personnel shortfalls.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=240–241}} During the early years following independence, many British officers continued to serve in the Navy on secondment from the Royal Navy, due to the post-Independence retirement or transfer of many experienced officers to the Royal or the Pakistan navies.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=240–241}} The first C-in-C of the Navy was Admiral Sir [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)|Edward Parry]] who took over from Hall in 1948 and handed over to Admiral Sir [[Charles Pizey|Charles Thomas Mark Pizey]] in 1951. Admiral Pizey also became the first Chief of the Naval Staff in 1955, and was succeeded by Vice Admiral Sir [[Stephen Hope Carlill]] the same year<ref name="Genesis of Indian Navy" /> The pace of "Indianising" continued steadily through the 1950s. By 1952, senior Naval appointments had begun to be filled by Indian officers,{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=242}} and by 1955, basic training for naval cadets was entirely conducted in India.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=254}} In 1956, [[Ram Dass Katari]] became the first Indian flag officer, and was appointed the first Indian Commander of the Fleet on 2 October.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=250}} On 22 April 1958, Vice Admiral Katari assumed the command of the Indian Navy from Carlill as the first Indian Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy.{{Sfn|Stewart|2009|p=185}} With the departure in 1962 of the last British officer on secondment to the Navy, Commodore David Kirke, the Chief of Naval Aviation, the Indian Navy finally became an entirely Indian service.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=243}} | By 1955, the Navy had largely overcome its post-Independence personnel shortfalls.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=240–241}} During the early years following independence, many British officers continued to serve in the Navy on secondment from the Royal Navy, due to the post-Independence retirement or transfer of many experienced officers to the Royal or the Pakistan navies.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=240–241}} The first C-in-C of the Navy was Admiral Sir [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)|Edward Parry]] who took over from Hall in 1948 and handed over to Admiral Sir [[Charles Pizey|Charles Thomas Mark Pizey]] in 1951. Admiral Pizey also became the first Chief of the Naval Staff in 1955, and was succeeded by Vice Admiral Sir [[Stephen Hope Carlill]] the same year<ref name="Genesis of Indian Navy" /> The pace of "Indianising" continued steadily through the 1950s. By 1952, senior Naval appointments had begun to be filled by Indian officers,{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=242}} and by 1955, basic training for naval cadets was entirely conducted in India.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=254}} In 1956, [[Ram Dass Katari]] became the first Indian flag officer, and was appointed the first Indian Commander of the Fleet on 2 October.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=250}} On 22 April 1958, Vice Admiral Katari assumed the command of the Indian Navy from Carlill as the first Indian Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy.{{Sfn|Stewart|2009|p=185}} With the departure in 1962 of the last British officer on secondment to the Navy, Commodore David Kirke, the Chief of Naval Aviation, the Indian Navy finally became an entirely Indian service.{{Sfn|Singh|1992|pp=243}} | ||
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| [[Chief of Materiel (India)|Chief of Materiel]]|| Vice Admiral [[Sandeep Naithani]], AVSM,NM<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1723332|title=Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, assumes charge as the Chief of Materiel of Indian Navy|publisher=PIB|date=2021-06-01}}</ref> | | [[Chief of Materiel (India)|Chief of Materiel]]|| Vice Admiral [[Sandeep Naithani]], AVSM,NM<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1723332|title=Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, assumes charge as the Chief of Materiel of Indian Navy|publisher=PIB|date=2021-06-01}}</ref> | ||
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|Director General of Medical Services||Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, VSM{{ | |Director General of Medical Services||Surgeon Vice Admiral [[Arti Sarin]], VSM<ref>{{cite web |title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin relinquishes command of AFMC, is now DGMS |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/surgeon-vice-admiral-arti-sarin-relinquishes-command-afmc-dgms-air-8378092/}}</ref> | ||
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||Inspector General Nuclear Safety||Vice Admiral V Srinivas, AVSM, NM<ref>{{cite web |title=Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inspector-general-nuclear-safety-igns |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||Inspector General Nuclear Safety||Vice Admiral V Srinivas, AVSM, NM<ref>{{cite web |title=Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inspector-general-nuclear-safety-igns |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Western Naval Command]] ||[[Mumbai]] || Vice Admiral [[Dinesh K Tripathi]], AVSM. NM<ref name="rhari-cns"/> | |[[Western Naval Command]] ||[[Mumbai]] || Vice Admiral [[Dinesh K Tripathi]], AVSM. NM<ref name="rhari-cns"/> | ||
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|[[Eastern Naval Command]] ||[[Visakhapatnam]] || Vice Admiral [[ | |[[Eastern Naval Command]] ||[[Visakhapatnam]] || Vice Admiral [[Rajesh Pendharkar]], AVSM, VSM<ref name="PIB-010823">{{cite web |title=VICE ADM RAJESH PENDHARKAR TAKES OVER AS THE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF, ENC |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1944737 |website=pib.gov.in |date=1 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Southern Naval Command]] || [[Kochi]] || Vice Admiral [[M A Hampiholi]], PVSM, AVSM, NM<ref name="snc-chief">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/new-chief-for-southern-naval-command/article37759027.ece|title=New chief for Southern Naval Command|publisher=The Hindo|access-date=2021-11-29}}</ref> | |[[Southern Naval Command]] || [[Kochi]] || Vice Admiral [[M A Hampiholi]], PVSM, AVSM, NM<ref name="snc-chief">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/new-chief-for-southern-naval-command/article37759027.ece|title=New chief for Southern Naval Command|publisher=The Hindo|access-date=2021-11-29}}</ref> | ||
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[[File:INS Mormugao second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer.jpg|thumb|right|[[INS Mormugao (D67)|INS ''Mormugao'']] second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer]] | [[File:INS Mormugao second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer.jpg|thumb|right|[[INS Mormugao (D67)|INS ''Mormugao'']] second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer]] | ||
The names of all in service ships and naval bases of the Indian Navy are prefixed with the letters '''INS''', designating ''Indian Naval Ship'' or ''Indian Navy Station'',<ref name="Ship Naming in the United States Navy">{{cite web|title=Ship Naming in the United States Navy|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/customs-and-traditions/ship-naming.html|website=Naval History and Heritage Command|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|quote=India and Israel both use "INS" to mean Indian Naval Ship or Israeli Navy Ship.}}</ref> whereas the sail boats are prefixed with INSV (Indian Naval Sailing Vessel).<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class" /> The fleet of the Indian Navy is a mixture of domestic built and foreign vessels, {{as of|2023|5|lc=y}}, the surface fleet comprises 2 [[aircraft carriers]],<ref name="Vikramaditya, Vikrant, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class">{{cite web|title=Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154754/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="INS Viraat Decommissioned">{{cite web|title=INS Viraat Decommissioned|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-viraat-decommissioned|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731160452/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-viraat-decommissioned|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 1 [[amphibious transport dock]],<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class">{{cite web|title=Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/austin-class-shardul-cass-magar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151637/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/austin-class-shardul-cass-magar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 7 [[Landing Ship, Tank|landing ship tanks]],<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class"/><ref name="Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class">{{cite web|title=Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kumbhir-class-lcu-mk-3-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154710/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kumbhir-class-lcu-mk-3-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 11 [[destroyer]]s,<ref name="Vikramaditya, Vikrant, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class" /> 12 [[frigate]]s,<ref name="Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class">{{cite web|title=Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/shivalik-class-talwar-class-kamorta-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154548/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/shivalik-class-talwar-class-kamorta-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class">{{cite web|title=Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154924/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> | The names of all in service ships and naval bases of the Indian Navy are prefixed with the letters '''INS''', designating ''Indian Naval Ship'' or ''Indian Navy Station'',<ref name="Ship Naming in the United States Navy">{{cite web|title=Ship Naming in the United States Navy|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/customs-and-traditions/ship-naming.html|website=Naval History and Heritage Command|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|quote=India and Israel both use "INS" to mean Indian Naval Ship or Israeli Navy Ship.}}</ref> whereas the sail boats are prefixed with INSV (Indian Naval Sailing Vessel).<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class" /> The fleet of the Indian Navy is a mixture of domestic built and foreign vessels, {{as of|2023|5|lc=y}}, the surface fleet comprises 2 [[aircraft carriers]],<ref name="Vikramaditya, Vikrant, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class">{{cite web|title=Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154754/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="INS Viraat Decommissioned">{{cite web|title=INS Viraat Decommissioned|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-viraat-decommissioned|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731160452/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-viraat-decommissioned|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 1 [[amphibious transport dock]],<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class">{{cite web|title=Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/austin-class-shardul-cass-magar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151637/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/austin-class-shardul-cass-magar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 7 [[Landing Ship, Tank|landing ship tanks]],<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class"/><ref name="Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class">{{cite web|title=Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kumbhir-class-lcu-mk-3-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154710/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kumbhir-class-lcu-mk-3-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 11 [[destroyer]]s,<ref name="Vikramaditya, Vikrant, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class" /> 12 [[frigate]]s,<ref name="Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class">{{cite web|title=Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/shivalik-class-talwar-class-kamorta-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154548/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/shivalik-class-talwar-class-kamorta-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class">{{cite web|title=Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154924/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 18 [[corvette]]s,<ref name="Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class"/><ref name="Kora Class, Khukri Class">{{cite web|title=Kora Class, Khukri Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kora-class-khukri-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153200/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kora-class-khukri-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Veer Class, Abhay Class">{{cite web|title=Veer Class, Abhay Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151626/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Indian Navy Corvettes INS Veer And Nipat Decommissioned After 29 and 28 Years Of Service To The Nation">{{cite web|author1=Surabhi Nijhawan|title=Indian Navy Corvettes INS Veer And Nipat Decommissioned After 29 and 28 Years of Service to the Nation|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/indian-navy-corvettes-ins-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-after-29-and-28-years-of-service-to-the-nation-254218.html|website=India Times|access-date=18 July 2017|date=28 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151456/http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/indian-navy-corvettes-ins-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-after-29-and-28-years-of-service-to-the-nation-254218.html|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 10 large offshore [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]],<ref name="Sukanya Class, Saryu Class, Karwar Class">{{cite web|title=Sukanya Class, Saryu Class, Karwar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sukanya-class-saryu-class-karwar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731185745/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sukanya-class-saryu-class-karwar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 4 [[Replenishment oiler|fleet tankers]],<ref name="Fleet Tankers, Torpedo Recovery Vessels, Ocean Going Tugs, Nireekshak Class">{{cite web|title=Fleet Tankers, Torpedo Recovery Vessels, Ocean Going Tugs, Nireekshak Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/fleet-tankers-torpedo-recovery-vessels-ocean-going-tugs-nireekshak-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153154/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/fleet-tankers-torpedo-recovery-vessels-ocean-going-tugs-nireekshak-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 7 [[Survey vessel|Survey ships]],<ref name="Sandhayak Class, Makar Class">{{cite web|title=Sandhayak Class, Makar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sandhayak-class-makar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151020/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sandhayak-class-makar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 1 [[research vessel]],<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class"/> 3 [[Training ship|training vessels]]<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class">{{cite web|title=Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tir-class-sail-shipsboats-sagardhwani-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153206/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tir-class-sail-shipsboats-sagardhwani-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> and various [[Auxiliary ship|auxiliary vessels]], [[Landing Craft Utility]] vessels,<ref name="Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class"/> and small [[patrol boat]]s.<ref name="Fleet Tankers, Torpedo Recovery Vessels, Ocean Going Tugs, Nireekshak Class"/><ref name="Trinket Class, Super Dvora II Class, Bangaram Class, Car Nicobar Class, Immediate Support Vessels">{{cite web|title=Trinket Class, Super Dvora II Class, Bangaram Class, Car Nicobar Class, Immediate Support Vessels|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/trinket-class-super-dvora-ii-class-bangaram-class-car-nicobar-class-immediate-support|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731155125/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/trinket-class-super-dvora-ii-class-bangaram-class-car-nicobar-class-immediate-support|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> | ||
The Navy has two aircraft carriers in active service, [[INS Vikramaditya (R33)|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], which serves as the flagship of the fleet.<ref name="INS Viraat Decommissioned" /> ''Vikramaditya'' (formerly ''Admiral Gorshkov'') is a modified {{Sclass|Kiev|aircraft carrier}} procured at a total cost $2.3 billion from Russia in December 2013. A second aircraft carrier, the indigenously built [[INS Vikrant (2013)|INS ''Vikrant'']] was commissioned on September 2, 2022.<ref name="India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites">{{cite web|title=India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites | The Navy has two aircraft carriers in active service, [[INS Vikramaditya (R33)|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], which serves as the flagship of the fleet.<ref name="INS Viraat Decommissioned" /> ''Vikramaditya'' (formerly ''Admiral Gorshkov'') is a modified {{Sclass|Kiev|aircraft carrier}} procured at a total cost $2.3 billion from Russia in December 2013. A second aircraft carrier, the indigenously built [[INS Vikrant (2013)|INS ''Vikrant'']] was commissioned on September 2, 2022.<ref name="India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites">{{cite web|title=India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites | ||
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{{As of|December 2020|}}, the Navy's sub-surface fleet includes one [[SSN (hull classification symbol)|nuclear-powered attack submarine]], one [[ballistic missile submarine]], 16 conventionally-powered attack [[submarine]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We are closely watching Chinese navy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2020/12/17/we-are-closely-watching-chinese-navy.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> The conventional attack submarines of the Indian Navy consist of the five {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|5||2015}} (French {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|2}} design), the seven {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine|5}} (Russian {{sclass2|Kilo|submarine|2}} design), and the four {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|5}} (German [[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1500]] design) classes.<ref name="Submarines Active">{{cite web|title=Submarines Active|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602043152/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|archive-date=2 June 2017|access-date=18 July 2017|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref name="Sindhughosh Class">{{cite web|title=Sindhughosh Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001221714/http://indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|archive-date=1 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Shishumar Class">{{cite web|title=Shishumar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5337|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> | {{As of|December 2020|}}, the Navy's sub-surface fleet includes one [[SSN (hull classification symbol)|nuclear-powered attack submarine]], one [[ballistic missile submarine]], 16 conventionally-powered attack [[submarine]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We are closely watching Chinese navy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2020/12/17/we-are-closely-watching-chinese-navy.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> The conventional attack submarines of the Indian Navy consist of the five {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|5||2015}} (French {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|2}} design), the seven {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine|5}} (Russian {{sclass2|Kilo|submarine|2}} design), and the four {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|5}} (German [[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1500]] design) classes.<ref name="Submarines Active">{{cite web|title=Submarines Active|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602043152/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/submarines-active|archive-date=2 June 2017|access-date=18 July 2017|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref name="Sindhughosh Class">{{cite web|title=Sindhughosh Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001221714/http://indiannavy.nic.in/node/5336|archive-date=1 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Shishumar Class">{{cite web|title=Shishumar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/5337|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> | ||
India | India previously possessed a single {{sclass2|Akula|submarine|5}}-class [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] [[attack submarine]] named {{INS|Chakra|2011|6}}. She wass leased to India for a period of ten years, between 2012 and 2021. Three hundred Indian Navy personnel were trained in Russia for the operation of these submarines.<ref name="INS Chakra: Govt inducts Russian-origin Akula II class Nerpa into Navy">{{cite news|title=INS Chakra: Govt inducts Russian-origin Akula II class Nerpa into Navy|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ins-chakra-govt-inducts-russian-origin-akula-ii-class-nerpa-into-navy/articleshow/12526102.cms|newspaper=Economic Times|access-date=18 July 2017|date=4 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906070351/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ins-chakra-govt-inducts-russian-origin-akula-ii-class-nerpa-into-navy/articleshow/12526102.cms|archive-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> Negotiations are on with Russia for the lease of the second Akula-class submarine.<ref name="India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia">{{cite web|author1=Sudhi Ranjan Sen|title=India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-lease-a-second-nuclear-submarine-from-russia-714039|website=NDTV|access-date=18 July 2017|date=16 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701130337/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-lease-a-second-nuclear-submarine-from-russia-714039|archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> | ||
{{INS|Arihant}} was launched on 26 July 2009 in [[Visakhapatnam]], and was secretly commissioned into active service in August 2016.<ref name="Now, India has a nuclear triad">{{cite news|title=Now, India has a nuclear triad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Now-India-has-a-nuclear-triad/article16074127.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=18 July 2017|date=18 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221185205/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Now-India-has-a-nuclear-triad/article16074127.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016|last1=Peri|first1=Dinakar}}</ref> The Navy plans to have six nuclear-powered [[ballistic missile submarine]]s in service in the near future.<ref name="Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines">{{cite web|author1=Suman Sharma|title=Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-creating-a-new-base-for-nuke-submarines-1395220|website=DNA India|access-date=18 July 2017|date=12 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107070526/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-creating-a-new-base-for-nuke-submarines-1395220|archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> ''Arihant'' is both the first boat of the {{sclass|Arihant|submarine|0}} nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built in India.<ref name="India set to launch nuclear-powered submarine">{{cite web|author1=Rajat Pandit|title=India set to launch nuclear-powered submarine|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-launch-nuclear-powered-submarine/articleshow/4787167.cms?referral=PM|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 July 2017|date=17 July 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201071911/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-launch-nuclear-powered-submarine/articleshow/4787167.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> | {{INS|Arihant}} was launched on 26 July 2009 in [[Visakhapatnam]], and was secretly commissioned into active service in August 2016.<ref name="Now, India has a nuclear triad">{{cite news|title=Now, India has a nuclear triad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Now-India-has-a-nuclear-triad/article16074127.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=18 July 2017|date=18 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221185205/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Now-India-has-a-nuclear-triad/article16074127.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016|last1=Peri|first1=Dinakar}}</ref> The Navy plans to have six nuclear-powered [[ballistic missile submarine]]s in service in the near future.<ref name="Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines">{{cite web|author1=Suman Sharma|title=Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-creating-a-new-base-for-nuke-submarines-1395220|website=DNA India|access-date=18 July 2017|date=12 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107070526/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-creating-a-new-base-for-nuke-submarines-1395220|archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> ''Arihant'' is both the first boat of the {{sclass|Arihant|submarine|0}} nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built in India.<ref name="India set to launch nuclear-powered submarine">{{cite web|author1=Rajat Pandit|title=India set to launch nuclear-powered submarine|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-launch-nuclear-powered-submarine/articleshow/4787167.cms?referral=PM|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 July 2017|date=17 July 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201071911/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-launch-nuclear-powered-submarine/articleshow/4787167.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
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[[File:Operations_at_sea_during_Milan_2022_06.jpg|thumb|''Milan'' exercise 2022 grows in size with 39 foreign countries participating from 4 in 1995<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=From 4 to 39 Navies: How Milan Soared Over the Years, What It Means for the Indian Navy |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/from-4-to-39-navies-how-milan-soared-over-the-years-what-it-means-for-the-indian-navy-4833716.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>]] | [[File:Operations_at_sea_during_Milan_2022_06.jpg|thumb|''Milan'' exercise 2022 grows in size with 39 foreign countries participating from 4 in 1995<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=From 4 to 39 Navies: How Milan Soared Over the Years, What It Means for the Indian Navy |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/from-4-to-39-navies-how-milan-soared-over-the-years-what-it-means-for-the-indian-navy-4833716.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>]] | ||
India often conducts naval exercises with other friendly countries designed to increase naval cooperation and also to strengthen cooperative security relationship. Some such exercises take place annually or biennially: | India often conducts naval exercises (like [[Maritime Partnership Exercise]]) with other friendly countries designed to increase naval cooperation and also to strengthen cooperative security relationship. Some such exercises take place annually or biennially: | ||
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[[File:INS Satpura (1).jpg|thumb|left|[[INS Satpura (F48)|INS ''Satpura'']] in the U.S for RIMPAC 2022]] | [[File:INS Satpura (1).jpg|thumb|left|[[INS Satpura (F48)|INS ''Satpura'']] in the U.S for RIMPAC 2022]] | ||
Coordinated patrols include: Indo–Thai CORPAT (28 editions),<ref>{{Cite web|title=28th Indo-Thai Corpat - Closing Ceremony|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/28th-indo-thai-corpat-closing-ceremony|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Indian Navy}}</ref> Indonesia–India CORPAT (33 editions),<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 March 2020|title=33rd Edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (Ind-Indo Corpat) Commences at Port Blair|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1569122#:~:text=The%20IND-INDO%20CORPAT%20Series,friendship%20between%20India%20and%20Indonesia.|access-date=2020-11-27|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> IMCOR with Myanmar (8 editions).<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 May 2020|title=8th Indo – Myanmar Coordinated Patrol|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1572293|access-date=2020-11-27|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> The Indian Navy conducted a naval exercise with the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] in 2003,<ref name="Strategic Shift In Chinese Naval Strategy In Indian Ocean">{{cite web|author1=Vijay Sakhuja|title=Strategic Shift in Chinese Naval Strategy in Indian Ocean|url=http://www.ipcs.org/article/navy/strategic-shift-in-chinese-naval-strategy-in-indian-ocean-1899.html|website=Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies|access-date=23 July 2017|date=6 December 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706032240/http://www.ipcs.org/article/navy/strategic-shift-in-chinese-naval-strategy-in-indian-ocean-1899.html|archive-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> and also sent ships to the South China Sea to participate in the fleet review.<ref name="India to take part in China's International Fleet Review">{{cite web|title=India to take part in China's International Fleet Review|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200903201879.htm|website=The Hindu|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116043252/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200903201879.htm|archive-date=16 November 2010|date=20 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, [[Exercise TROPEX|TROPEX]] (Theatre-level Readiness Operational Exercises) was held during which Indian Navy experimented the doctrine of influencing a land and air battle to support the [[Indian Army]] and the [[Indian Air Force]].{{ | Coordinated patrols include: Indo–Thai CORPAT (28 editions),<ref>{{Cite web|title=28th Indo-Thai Corpat - Closing Ceremony|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/28th-indo-thai-corpat-closing-ceremony|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Indian Navy}}</ref> Indonesia–India CORPAT (33 editions),<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 March 2020|title=33rd Edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (Ind-Indo Corpat) Commences at Port Blair|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1569122#:~:text=The%20IND-INDO%20CORPAT%20Series,friendship%20between%20India%20and%20Indonesia.|access-date=2020-11-27|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> IMCOR with Myanmar (8 editions).<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 May 2020|title=8th Indo – Myanmar Coordinated Patrol|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1572293|access-date=2020-11-27|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> The Indian Navy conducted a naval exercise with the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] in 2003,<ref name="Strategic Shift In Chinese Naval Strategy In Indian Ocean">{{cite web|author1=Vijay Sakhuja|title=Strategic Shift in Chinese Naval Strategy in Indian Ocean|url=http://www.ipcs.org/article/navy/strategic-shift-in-chinese-naval-strategy-in-indian-ocean-1899.html|website=Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies|access-date=23 July 2017|date=6 December 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706032240/http://www.ipcs.org/article/navy/strategic-shift-in-chinese-naval-strategy-in-indian-ocean-1899.html|archive-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> and also sent ships to the South China Sea to participate in the fleet review.<ref name="India to take part in China's International Fleet Review">{{cite web|title=India to take part in China's International Fleet Review|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200903201879.htm|website=The Hindu|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116043252/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200903201879.htm|archive-date=16 November 2010|date=20 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, [[Exercise TROPEX|TROPEX]] (Theatre-level Readiness Operational Exercises) was held during which Indian Navy experimented the doctrine of influencing a land and air battle to support the [[Indian Army]] and the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="Annual Report 2006">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqrfAAAAMAAJ&q=Exercise+TROPEX |title=Annual Report |publisher=Ministry of Defence |year=2006 |page=29}}</ref> TROPEX has been conducted annually every year with an exception to 2016.<ref name="Indian Navy Concludes Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX 2017)">{{cite web|title=Indian Navy Concludes Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX 2017)|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy-concludes-theatre-level-readiness-and-operational-exercise-tropex-2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130749/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy-concludes-theatre-level-readiness-and-operational-exercise-tropex-2017|archive-date=1 August 2017|access-date=1 August 2017|website=Indian Navy}}</ref> In 2007, Indian Navy conducted naval exercises with [[Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force]] and U.S Navy in the Pacific,<ref name="Indian Navy holds joint drills with top naval powers">{{cite web|author1=Anil K. Joseph|title=Indian Navy holds joint drills with top naval powers|url=http://tribuneindia.com/2007/20070417/main8.htm|website=The Tribune|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014181818/http://tribuneindia.com/2007/20070417/main8.htm|archive-date=14 October 2007|date=17 April 2007}}</ref> and also signed an agreement with Japan in October 2008 for joint naval patrolling in the Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="Eye on China, India and Japan ink security pact">{{cite web|author1=P Vaidyanathan Iyer|title=Eye on China, India and Japan ink security pact|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/eye-on-china--india-and-japan-ink-security-pact/376748|website=The Indian Express|access-date=23 July 2017|date=23 October 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107070526/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/eye-on-china--india-and-japan-ink-security-pact/376748|archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> In 2007, India conducted naval exercises with [[Vietnam]],<ref name="Two Indian naval ships dock in Sai Gon Port for 5-day visit">{{cite web|title=Two Indian naval ships dock in Sai Gon Port for 5-day visit|url=http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03SOC090507|website=Vietnam News Service|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612171358/http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03SOC090507|archive-date=12 June 2008|date=9 May 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Philippines,<ref name="India's Joint Naval Exercises in the ASEAN Region">{{cite web|author1=Anushree Bhattacharya|title=India's Joint Naval Exercises in the ASEAN Region|url=http://www.ipcs.org/article_details.php?articleNo=2345|website=Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies|access-date=1 August 2017|date=3 August 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130450/http://www.ipcs.org/article_details.php?articleNo=2345|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> and [[New Zealand]].{{Sfn|Scott|2011|p=152}} In 2007, India and South Korea conducted an annual naval exercise,<ref name="India, S Korea to hold joint naval exercise">{{cite web|title=India, S Korea to hold joint naval exercise|url=http://outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?gid=73&id=477589|website=Outlook India|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014181310/http://outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?gid=73&id=477589|archive-date=14 October 2007|date=31 May 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> alongside India's participation in the South Korean International Fleet Review in 2008.<ref name="A year of determined pursuit of perfection for Navy fleet">{{cite news|title=A year of determined pursuit of perfection for Navy fleet|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/A-year-of-determined-pursuit-of-perfection-for-Navy-fleet/article15365774.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 August 2017|date=22 December 2008}}</ref> The first Atlantic Ocean deployment of the Indian Navy happened in 2009. During this deployment, the Indian Naval fleet conducted exercises with the French, German, Russian and British navies.<ref name="Navy war games with French, British in Atlantic next month">{{cite web|date=29 May 2009|title=Navy war games with French, British in Atlantic next month|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200905291971.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601104009/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200905291971.htm|archive-date=1 June 2009|access-date=1 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> Once in two years navies from the Indian Ocean region meet at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the [[Milan (naval exercise)|Exercise MILAN]].<ref name="Milan 2014: Naval exercise off Andamans concludes">{{cite web|author1=Ekatha Ann John|date=10 February 2014|title=Milan 2014: Naval exercise off Andamans concludes|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Milan-2014-Naval-exercise-off-Andamans-concludes/articleshow/30149435.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907045654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Milan-2014-Naval-exercise-off-Andamans-concludes/articleshow/30149435.cms|archive-date=7 September 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2021 India assisted in US-led [[United States Africa Command#Cutlass Express|Exercise Cutlass Express]] as a trainer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 July 2021|title=INS Talwar in exercise Cutlass Express-21 conduct of VBSS training by Indian Navy|url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1740191|access-date=2022-02-16|website=|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cutlass Express|url=https://www.africom.mil/what-we-do/exercises/cutlass-express|access-date=2022-02-16|website=www.africom.mil|publisher=United States Africa Command}}</ref> | ||
In 2007 India held the first [[Indian Ocean Naval Symposium]] (IONS) with an objective to provide a forum for all the [[Littoral zone|littoral nations]] of the Indian Ocean to co-operate on mutually agreed areas for better security in the region.<ref name="PM calls on Indian Ocean navies to pool resources">{{cite web|title=PM calls on Indian Ocean navies to pool resources|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-calls-on-Indian-Ocean-navies-to-pool-resources/articleshow/2783774.cms?referral=PM|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 August 2017|date=15 February 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811073255/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-calls-on-Indian-Ocean-navies-to-pool-resources/articleshow/2783774.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)">{{cite web|title=INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/ion.htm|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210113448/http://indiannavy.nic.in/ion.htm|archive-date=10 February 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the past decade, Indian naval ships have made goodwill port calls to [[Israel]],<ref name="INDIAN NAVY SHIPS DOCK IN HAIFA PORT AHEAD OF HISTORICAL VISIT BY INDIAN PM">{{cite web|author1=ANNA AHRONHEIM|title=INDIAN NAVY SHIPS DOCK IN HAIFA PORT AHEAD OF HISTORICAL VISIT BY INDIAN PM|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Indian-Navy-ships-dock-in-Haifa-port-ahead-of-historical-visit-by-Indian-PM-490336|website=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=1 August 2017|date=10 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724173959/http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Indian-Navy-ships-dock-in-Haifa-port-ahead-of-historical-visit-by-Indian-PM-490336|archive-date=24 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Indian Navy: INS Brahmaputra on Goodwill Visit to Israel">{{cite web|title=Indian Navy: INS Brahmaputra on Goodwill Visit to Israel|url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2009/06/02/indian-navy-ins-brahmaputra-on-goodwill-visit-to-israel/|website=Marine Buzz|access-date=1 August 2017|date=2 June 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801114001/http://www.marinebuzz.com/2009/06/02/indian-navy-ins-brahmaputra-on-goodwill-visit-to-israel/|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Turkey]],<ref name="INS Trikand visits Istanbul, Turkey">{{cite web|title=INS Trikand visits Istanbul, Turkey|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-trikand-visits-istanbulturkey|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801113610/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-trikand-visits-istanbulturkey|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Egypt]],<ref name="Indian Warships visit Alexandria, Egypt">{{cite web|title=Indian Warships visit Alexandria, Egypt|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-warships-visit-alexandria-egypt|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801123030/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-warships-visit-alexandria-egypt|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Greece]],<ref name="Indian Warships on Overseas Deployment: Visit Souda Bay, Greece">{{cite web|title=Indian Warships on Overseas Deployment: Visit Souda Bay, Greece|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161108|website=Press Information Bureau|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=1 August 2017|date=18 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101349/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161108|archive-date=19 April 2017}}</ref> [[Thailand]],<ref name="Indian Naval Ships visit Phuket (Thailand)">{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Ships visit Phuket (Thailand)|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-visit-phuket-thailand|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130141/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-visit-phuket-thailand|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Indonesia]],<ref name="Eastern Fleet Ships on Overseas Deployment to Indonesia">{{cite web|title=Eastern Fleet Ships on Overseas Deployment to Indonesia|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/eastern-fleet-ships-overseas-deployment-indonesia|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801121824/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/eastern-fleet-ships-overseas-deployment-indonesia|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Australia,<ref name="Naval Ships visit Freemantle (Perth), Australia">{{cite web|title=Naval Ships visit Freemantle (Perth), Australia|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/naval-ships-visit-freemantle-perth-australia|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801122338/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/naval-ships-visit-freemantle-perth-australia|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[New Zealand]],<ref name="INS Sumitra visits Auckland, New Zealand for International Naval Review 2016">{{cite web|title=INS Sumitra visits Auckland, New Zealand for International Naval Review 2016|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sumitra-visits-auckland-new-zealand-international-naval-review-2016|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125836/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sumitra-visits-auckland-new-zealand-international-naval-review-2016|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Tonga]],<ref name="India – Tonga Relations">{{cite web|title=India – Tonga Relations|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tonga_15_01_2016.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|publisher=Government of India|access-date=1 August 2017|date=15 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429070313/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tonga_15_01_2016.pdf|archive-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> South Africa,<ref name="Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa">{{cite web|title=Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/15546|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125934/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/15546|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Kenya]],<ref name="Visit of Indian Warships to Mombasa, Kenya">{{cite web|title=Visit of Indian Warships to Mombasa, Kenya|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/visit-indian-warships-mombasa-kenya|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801120236/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/visit-indian-warships-mombasa-kenya|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Qatar]],<ref name="Warships on visit to Qatar">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Qatar|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-qatar|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130409/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-qatar|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Oman,<ref name="Warships on visit to Oman">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Oman|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-oman|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801122935/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-oman|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[United Arab Emirates]],<ref name="Indian Navy's Western fleet ships visit United Arab Emirates">{{cite web|title=Indian Navy's Western fleet ships visit United Arab Emirates|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy%E2%80%99s-western-fleet-ships-visit-united-arab-emirates|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125825/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy%E2%80%99s-western-fleet-ships-visit-united-arab-emirates|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Bahrain,<ref name="Warships on visit to Bahrain">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Bahrain|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-bahrain|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801121132/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-bahrain|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Kuwait,<ref name="Warships on visit to Kuwait">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Kuwait|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-kuwait|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801124723/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-kuwait|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> and various other countries. | In 2007 India held the first [[Indian Ocean Naval Symposium]] (IONS) with an objective to provide a forum for all the [[Littoral zone|littoral nations]] of the Indian Ocean to co-operate on mutually agreed areas for better security in the region.<ref name="PM calls on Indian Ocean navies to pool resources">{{cite web|title=PM calls on Indian Ocean navies to pool resources|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-calls-on-Indian-Ocean-navies-to-pool-resources/articleshow/2783774.cms?referral=PM|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 August 2017|date=15 February 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811073255/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-calls-on-Indian-Ocean-navies-to-pool-resources/articleshow/2783774.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)">{{cite web|title=INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/ion.htm|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210113448/http://indiannavy.nic.in/ion.htm|archive-date=10 February 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the past decade, Indian naval ships have made goodwill port calls to [[Israel]],<ref name="INDIAN NAVY SHIPS DOCK IN HAIFA PORT AHEAD OF HISTORICAL VISIT BY INDIAN PM">{{cite web|author1=ANNA AHRONHEIM|title=INDIAN NAVY SHIPS DOCK IN HAIFA PORT AHEAD OF HISTORICAL VISIT BY INDIAN PM|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Indian-Navy-ships-dock-in-Haifa-port-ahead-of-historical-visit-by-Indian-PM-490336|website=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=1 August 2017|date=10 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724173959/http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Indian-Navy-ships-dock-in-Haifa-port-ahead-of-historical-visit-by-Indian-PM-490336|archive-date=24 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Indian Navy: INS Brahmaputra on Goodwill Visit to Israel">{{cite web|title=Indian Navy: INS Brahmaputra on Goodwill Visit to Israel|url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2009/06/02/indian-navy-ins-brahmaputra-on-goodwill-visit-to-israel/|website=Marine Buzz|access-date=1 August 2017|date=2 June 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801114001/http://www.marinebuzz.com/2009/06/02/indian-navy-ins-brahmaputra-on-goodwill-visit-to-israel/|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Turkey]],<ref name="INS Trikand visits Istanbul, Turkey">{{cite web|title=INS Trikand visits Istanbul, Turkey|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-trikand-visits-istanbulturkey|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801113610/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-trikand-visits-istanbulturkey|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Egypt]],<ref name="Indian Warships visit Alexandria, Egypt">{{cite web|title=Indian Warships visit Alexandria, Egypt|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-warships-visit-alexandria-egypt|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801123030/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-warships-visit-alexandria-egypt|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Greece]],<ref name="Indian Warships on Overseas Deployment: Visit Souda Bay, Greece">{{cite web|title=Indian Warships on Overseas Deployment: Visit Souda Bay, Greece|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161108|website=Press Information Bureau|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=1 August 2017|date=18 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101349/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161108|archive-date=19 April 2017}}</ref> [[Thailand]],<ref name="Indian Naval Ships visit Phuket (Thailand)">{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Ships visit Phuket (Thailand)|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-visit-phuket-thailand|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130141/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-visit-phuket-thailand|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Indonesia]],<ref name="Eastern Fleet Ships on Overseas Deployment to Indonesia">{{cite web|title=Eastern Fleet Ships on Overseas Deployment to Indonesia|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/eastern-fleet-ships-overseas-deployment-indonesia|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801121824/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/eastern-fleet-ships-overseas-deployment-indonesia|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Australia,<ref name="Naval Ships visit Freemantle (Perth), Australia">{{cite web|title=Naval Ships visit Freemantle (Perth), Australia|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/naval-ships-visit-freemantle-perth-australia|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801122338/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/naval-ships-visit-freemantle-perth-australia|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[New Zealand]],<ref name="INS Sumitra visits Auckland, New Zealand for International Naval Review 2016">{{cite web|title=INS Sumitra visits Auckland, New Zealand for International Naval Review 2016|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sumitra-visits-auckland-new-zealand-international-naval-review-2016|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125836/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sumitra-visits-auckland-new-zealand-international-naval-review-2016|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Tonga]],<ref name="India – Tonga Relations">{{cite web|title=India – Tonga Relations|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tonga_15_01_2016.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|publisher=Government of India|access-date=1 August 2017|date=15 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429070313/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tonga_15_01_2016.pdf|archive-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> South Africa,<ref name="Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa">{{cite web|title=Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/15546|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125934/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/15546|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Kenya]],<ref name="Visit of Indian Warships to Mombasa, Kenya">{{cite web|title=Visit of Indian Warships to Mombasa, Kenya|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/visit-indian-warships-mombasa-kenya|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801120236/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/visit-indian-warships-mombasa-kenya|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[Qatar]],<ref name="Warships on visit to Qatar">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Qatar|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-qatar|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801130409/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-qatar|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Oman,<ref name="Warships on visit to Oman">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Oman|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-oman|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801122935/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-oman|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> [[United Arab Emirates]],<ref name="Indian Navy's Western fleet ships visit United Arab Emirates">{{cite web|title=Indian Navy's Western fleet ships visit United Arab Emirates|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy%E2%80%99s-western-fleet-ships-visit-united-arab-emirates|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125825/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy%E2%80%99s-western-fleet-ships-visit-united-arab-emirates|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Bahrain,<ref name="Warships on visit to Bahrain">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Bahrain|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-bahrain|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801121132/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-bahrain|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> Kuwait,<ref name="Warships on visit to Kuwait">{{cite web|title=Warships on visit to Kuwait|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-kuwait|website=Indian Navy|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801124723/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/warships-visit-kuwait|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> and various other countries. | ||
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