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 Naval Aviation to Play Critical Role in Ensuring Maritime Security, Economic Success

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - October 16, 2018

BEFORE INDEPENDENCE in 1947, India’s Navy was preferentially treated by the Royal Navy as its daughter Navy called the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) till 1950 when it became the Indian Navy with a Directorate...

EUROSATORY-2018: With emphasis on Modern Technologies

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - July 30, 2018

Paris. The world’s total military expenditure has been rising steadily with no peace dividend in sight, and rose to $1.739 trillion in 2017, according to figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This...

From a Buyer’s Navy to Builder’s Navy: Indian Navy’s Transformation Towards Self-reliance

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - July 25, 2018

Over the years, with planning for the future and in step by step approach and with help from civil industry and shipyards invariably under Naval Admirals and staff, the Indian Navy (IN) has transformed...

Indian Ocean Region : Challenges and India’s Role for Maritime Security in the Region

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - April 25, 2018

INDIA’S PENINSULA juts in to the Indian Ocean like a sword, in to the confluence of the waters that lead to the icy Antartica from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea from...

India’s Shipbuilding and Submarine Programmes : The Make in India Journey Through Self Reliance

Cmde Ranjit B Rai - April 25, 2018

“We cannot afford to be weak at sea. History has shown that whoever controls the Indian Ocean has, in the first instance, India’s sea-borne trade at her mercy and, in the second, India’s very...

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