New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The navy's top brass, led by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, will hold a three-day conference, beginning Wednesday, to review the overall security situation in the Indian Ocean region as well as discuss issues including its operational readiness, force levels, capacity development, indigenisation and ability to tackle new challenges, navy officials said. The second edition of navy's biannual commanders' conference 2025 assumes greater significance in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor and the navy's high tempo of operations and combat preparedness, the navy said on Tuesday. The meeting is also taking place days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent a night on board aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to celebrate Diwali with officers and sailors. During Operation Sindoor, the forward presence of INS Vikrant, in the northern Arabian Sea prevented hostile aircraft from coming within several hundred kms of the carrier battle group consisting of several warships. htc...