Prime Minister Narendra D Modi dedicated three Made in India frontline naval combatants -- INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer to the nation on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, morning, noting that this is the first time that a destroyer, frigate and submarine were being commissioned together into the Indian Navy.
IMAGE: The commissioning ceremony of the INS Surat, INS Vaghsheer, INS Nilgiri, here and below. Photographs: Press Information Bureau and Sahil Salvi
IMAGE: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, chief of the naval staff, presents the prime minister with a memento from the Indian Navy.
IMAGE: Admiral Tripathi accompanies the prime minister to the ceremony.
IMAGE: The INS Nilgiri, front, INS Surat, behind, and INS Vaghsheer alongside the INS Nilgiri.
IMAGE: From left: General Anil Chauhan, chief of the defence staff, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.
IMAGE: The commissioning ceremony for the INS Vaghsheer, here and below.
IMAGE: Prime Minister Modi is introduced to the senior Indian Navy officers at the wheel of the frigate, destroyer and submarine.
IMAGE: Prime Minister Modi inspects a guard of honour at the commissioning ceremony.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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