Cmde Ranjit B Rai, Author at raksha-anirveda.com

Charting New Waters

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - December 4, 2024

India will mark its Navy Day on 4th December 2024 in the coastal town of Puri, Odisha, an event that not only commemorates the Navy's historic contributions to national security but also underscores the...

Indian Navy to Acquire Two SSN Attack Submarines and 15 MQ-9B Drones

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - October 19, 2024

There is a silent acceptance worldwide and in maritime circles that the Indian Navy has got ‘the best bang for the buck’ on a meagre 13 to 16% of the Defence budget, ever since...

India Commissions Second SSBN INS Arighat, Strengthens it’s Nuclear Deterrence

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - September 1, 2024

The Arighat, like its predecessor, the 6,400-ton Arihant commissioned in 2016, and made operational in 2018 was built at the Ship Building Centre (SBC) in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Larsen & Toubro...

Securing the Seas

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - July 24, 2024

The influence and contribution of the seas on world history are vital and have been a fascinating journey, as described in historian Paul Kennedy’s book, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic...

India May Have to Take Sides in Volatile Polycrisis

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - May 18, 2024

The leadership of the United States of America, with NATO nations, is hell-bent on reducing Russia’s power by providing weapons, economic aid and ‘five eyes’ intelligence to Ukraine in the war with Russia, which...

Admiral DK Tripathi Has His Work Cut Out as CNS

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - May 4, 2024

On April 30, 2024, CNS Admiral R Hari Kumar, who took over from CNS Admiral Karambir Singh in 2021, handed over the big white chair in South Block to Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, a...

Celebrating Navy Day 2022: A Glimpse of India’s Technology-adept Navy

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - December 3, 2022

Over the past 75 years since Independence, India’s ‘Cinderella Service’ has emerged from its chrysalis, having pulled itself up by its bootstraps and gotten its act together a little better than its sister services....

Navy Develops Landmark Manufacturing Ecosystem

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - October 14, 2022

On 2nd September 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first 40,000 ton Stobar (short take off from the 160m deck and three-barrier assisted landing) aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd...

Harnessing Oceans For Trade and Security

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - August 14, 2022

This year, the nation is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav marking 75 years of India’s independence. India’s Navy will celebrate 15th August 2022 to showcase its consistent ‘Make in India’ efforts by sailing its...

Indian Navy: From Buyer to Builder

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - July 29, 2022

The Indian Navy is called the “Silent Service”, as the Navy’s three-dimensional 115 warships, 19 submarines including 2 nuclear submarines and over 200 aircraft, helicopters and drones operate at sea away from the glare...

Lest We Forget

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - July 13, 2022

Maritime power in India dates back to centuries. The Cholas employed naval power to extend their influence overseas. The Zamorins under Marakkar during 15th century, and the Maratha Navy during the 17th and 18th centuries especially under...

The Russo-Ukrainian War: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - May 18, 2022

At the time of writing, the Russo-Ukrainian war was in the form of an onslaught by the Russian forces to tame Ukraine to succumb to Russia’s demands and not join NATO. It was the...

Indian Navy is on The Cusp of Transformation

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - March 23, 2022

On November 30, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, a Gunnery Missile specialist and an alumina of RCDS 2009, took over as the 25th Chief of Naval Staff from Admiral Karambir Singh. The Navy has 135...