New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Friday commissioned INS Anjadip, the Indian Navy's fourth indigenously designed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at Chennai, asserting that India's rise as a developed nation will be fundamentally shaped by maritime power and security.
Recalling India's deep maritime heritage from the Coromandel Coast, he noted, "Over a millennium ago, the great Cholas set sail from these very shores across the Bay of Bengal to distant lands, a reminder that India's engagement with the seas is deeply rooted in our civilisational experience."Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Navy Chief said, "India has always been a maritime civilisation. Today our security ...