India, Nov. 15 -- Between September and November 2026, Indian warshipsworked from the Atlantic to the Sea of Japan.

Every day, the Indian Navy does work that most Indians never see. Nearly 95% of India's trade by volume travels by sea, along with the energy that powers its homes and industries, and the Navy guards those routes. It protects a coastline of thousands of kilometres and an island territory spread across the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. It is also the first to respond when disaster strikes at sea or a neighbour needs help. In recent years it has grown into something more: a trusted partner to navies around the world, and a steady presence from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. It does all of this with discipline and witho...