Cmde Ranjit B Rai

The writer is a naval author and curates a Maritime Museum at C 443 Defence Colony, New Delhi and writes and lectures on maritime issues.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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...

71 War Golden Jubilee—Navy Week

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Navy Week 2021 kicked off from November 30 as the 24th Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, a specialist Helicopter Observer, also known as the Grey Eagle, (the senior most aviator in the...
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