The Navy chief also said that work is on to expand the role of women in various spheres of the Indian Navy's overall functioning.
Admiral Radakin met Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh here on Friday and laid a wreath at the National War Memorial as a tribute to fallen soldiers.
In a message to Navy personnel, Admiral Singh said the Navy will step up its outreach in extending medical assistance as the pandemic is spreading to rural India and people residing in those areas are in need of help.
Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi was handed over the command of the Pakistan Navy in a ceremony held on Wednesday.
The Navy chief said the first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) will be fully operational by 2022 and will have MiG-29K aircraft. The Navy's annual budget allocation has come down from 18 per cent to 12 per cent in the last five years, he noted.
He extended warm greetings to the personnel and their families ahead of Diwali, the officials said.
Admiral Lanba passed on the baton to Admiral Singh at a ceremony in the South Block on Friday.
New Delhi: Former Western Naval commander Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, who took voluntary retirement last week after being superceded for the post of Chief of Naval Staff, has suffered a heart attack and has been
New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony today asked the Navy to give a clear picture about reports that its largest warship INS Vikramaditya had suffered glitches during its voyage from Russia to India.Navy Chief
New Delhi: Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi will visit the naval dockyard in Mumbai where an explosion rocked an Indian Navy submarine that caught fire, informed sources said.“Navy chief will be visiting the dockyard,” sources
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