INS Sunayna entered port of Durban, South Africa on 21 Aug 23. The ship undertook passage exercise with South African Navy Ship SAS King Sekhukhune I off Durban. Post exchange of pleasantries at sea, the ship entered Durban harbour. Further, the ship was received by Cdr Kenneth Singh officiating Flag Officer Commanding Naval Base Durban…
A two-member United States Congressional delegation, visited Headquarters, Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy in Mumbai on 11 August 2023. The delegation included Representatives Mr Rohit Khanna and Ms Deborah Ross accompanied by Dr. Vikram Krishnamoorthy, Under Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. The delegation interacted with Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, AVSM, NM,…
Two Indian Naval Ships INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand, under the command of Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, arrived at Port Rashid, Dubai on 08 Aug 2023 to participate in a bilateral Naval Maritime Partnership Exercise with the UAE Navy. After two days of detailed planning, the two navies conducted the…
General Manoj Pande, India’s Chief of the Army Staff left for the United Kingdom today, to review the 201st Sovereign’s Parade of Commissioning Course 223 at the prestigious Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst as the Sovereign’s Representative. The Sovereign’s Parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is a reputed event, known for its illustrious history and the passing…
India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6 2023. Saudi Arabia has invited Western nations, Ukraine and some major developing countries to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year. India has confirmed its participation in this event. The participation…
INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata on a deployment to the Eastern IOR had the honour and privilege of receiving Hon’ble Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Mr James Marape during their port call to Port Moresby. The PM, accompanied by Cabinet Members and Senior Government Officials, was jointly hosted onboard by the Indian Navy…
INS Sahyadri and Kolkata, Indian Naval Ships arrived at Port Moresby on 02 Aug 23, for enhancing maritime partnership and cooperation with Papua New Guinea. During the port call, the crew from the two ships will engage with personnel from PNG Defence Forces in a wide range of activities including professional interactions, cultural exchanges, Yoga…
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, is on a three-day official visit to the Sultanate of Oman from 31 Jul – 02 Aug 23. The visit aims to consolidate existing bilateral defence relations and high-level discussions with military leadership of the Sultanate of Oman. During the visit, Adm R Hari Kumar would…
The 10th meeting of Sub Committee on Military Cooperation between India and Malaysia was held in New Delhi on July 27, 2023. While, the Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry of Defence Shri Amitabh Prasad, on the other hand, the Malaysian side was headed by Assistant Chief of Staff, Defence Operations and…
The 8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks (DPT) was held at Canberra in Australia on 24-25 July 2023. The Defence policy talks were co-chaired by Special Secretary in Ministry of Defence Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, and Acting Deputy Secretary in Department of Defence, Australia Mr Steven Moore. During the Defence Policy talks, both sides reviewed the bilateral…
