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.

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

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

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

“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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