Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Need to ensure navy's plans and capabilities are harmonised
India on Friday kick started a two-day naval exercise with Russia in eastern Indian Ocean, two weeks after it conducted the Malabar wargames with the US, Australia and Japan.
The Navy's share of the defence Budget has declined from 18 per cent in 2012 to approximately 13 per cent, says Admiral Karambir Singh.
Admiral Singh was emphatic about the navy requiring a third aircraft carrier
He said Chinese research ships and fishing vessels had been deployed in the IOR but there had been no infringement on Indian maritime zones
A MiG-29K fighter trainer jet of the Indian Navy met with an accident at sea evening after which one of the two pilots has been missing while the other one has been recovered
There is concern in South Block at the poor state of readiness of the navy's 140-odd warships, which face severe shortages in sonar equipment, helicopters and torpedoes
In a major boost to its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy on Wednesday received its ninth P-8I surveillance plane at its naval airbase in Goa
Some argue policy will tie the hands of defence ministry bureaucrats; others call it path-breaking
The mega exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in an over six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
For the first time, the naval exercise is being held off both East and West coasts
The air station, INS Baaz, keeps an eye on several critical international sea lanes passing through the Indian Ocean Region
Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' was launched on Thursday at Mumbai's Mazagon Dock
Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' was launched on Thursday at Mumbai's Mazagon Dock
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the One Rank One Pension scheme for armed forces veterans was a historic step to ensure the well-being of our soldiers
India is actively engaging with nations at the strategic level in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) under the ambit of government initiatives, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Friday
The navies of India, US, Japan and Australia are back together for Exercise Malabar
The Supreme Court extended till December 31 the deadline for implementation of its judgement on grant of permanent commission to women SSC officers in Indian Navy
Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday addressed a select group of combatants of the Navy's Carrier Battle Group over a broadcast from the INS Vikramaditya, India's only aircraft carrier