As the country’s first indigenously-built Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Kalvari’ was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra…
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As the country’s first indigenously-built Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Kalvari’ was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a major overhauling in the country’s defence and security ecosystem has begun.
Addressing a gathering following the induction of the first conventional sub into the Indian Navy after over 17 years, Modi said India was playing a key role in combating terrorism via sea, piracy, and drug smuggling.
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“In the last three tears, the process to overhaul India’s defence and security ecosystem has begun. INS Kalvari will further strengthen our navy,” Modi said.
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It is said that the way to progress in 21st Century will be via Indian Ocean and that’s why it plays a key role in all our policies. This approach reflects in our vision,” he added.
Modi further said that Indian Navy was courageously thwarting terrorism via sea, piracy, drug smuggling and illegal fishing in the region.
“India is playing an important role in combating them,” he said.
Marking an important milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday commissioned and dedicated to the nation the country’s first indigenously-built Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Kalvari’ into the Indian Navy.
This is the first conventional submarine to be inducted into the Indian Navy after more than 17 years even as the navy’s submarine arm celebrates it golden jubilee in 2017.
The submarine, incorporating state-of-the-art features has been built by the Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd under its Project 75, with technological collaboration from DCNS, France.
Also present on the occasion were Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, French Ambassador to India Alexandre Zeigler and Chief of Naval Staff Sunil Lanba, besides many others.
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