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Indian navy

Indian Navy
भारतीय नौसेना
Bhāratīya Nau Senā
Indian Navy logo.png
Indian Navy crest
Active 1830–Present
Country India
Type Navy
Size 79,023 active personnel
295 ships & 251 aircraft
Part of Indian Armed Forces,(Ministry of Defence, Government of India)
Headquarters New Delhi
Motto(s) शं नो वरुणः (Sanskrit)
IAST: Shaṃ No Varuna
(May the Lord of the Water be auspicious unto us)
Colours Navy Blue, White         
March Jai Bharati
Fleet 1 aircraft carriers
1 amphibious transport dock
8 landing ship tanks
11 destroyers
14 frigates
23 corvettes
6 mine countermeasure vessels
15 submarines
29 patrol vessels
4 replenishment oilers
Engagements
Website indiannavy.nic.in
Commanders
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Sunil Lanba, AVSM, SM, ADC
Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM
Notable
commanders
Admiral S. M. Nanda
Insignia
Naval Ensign Naval Ensign of India.svg
Naval Jack Flag of India.svg
Aircraft flown
Fighter Mikoyan MiG-29K
Patrol Boeing P-8 Poseidon Ilyushin Il-38, Tupolev Tu-142
Reconnaissance IAI Heron, IAI Searcher Mk II
Trainer BAE Hawk, HAL HJT-16

The Indian Navy (IN; IAST: Bhāratīya Nau Senā) is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India serves as Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the navy. The Indian Navy is the fifth largest in the world. It played an important role in India's victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.

The Indian Navy can trace its lineage back to the East India Company's Marine which was founded in 1612 to protect British merchant shipping in the region. In 1793 the East India Company established its rule over eastern part of the Indian subcontinent i.e. Bengal, but it was not until 1830 that the colonial navy became known as Her Majesty's Indian Navy. In 1858, East India Company rule gave way to the British Raj which lasted until India became independent in 1947. When India became a republic in 1950, the Royal Indian Navy as it had been named since 1934 was renamed to Indian Navy. The 17th-century Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is considered as the 'Father of the Indian Navy'.

The primary objective of the navy is to secure the nation's maritime borders; India also uses its navy to enhance its international relations through joint exercises, port visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief. In recent years, the Indian Navy has undergone rapid modernisation to replace its ageing equipment currently in service, this is often seen as part of "India's drive" to develop blue-water capabilities and enhance its position in the Indian Ocean region.


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