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India Today
4 days ago
- Business
- India Today
INS Arnala, India's first-of-its-kind shallow water submarine hunter commissioned
INS Arnala, the first vessel in the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) series, was formally commissioned into the Indian Navy on June 18, 2025. The commissioning ceremony took place at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff General Anil event was hosted by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, and was attended by senior naval officials, dignitaries, representatives from Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding, and former commanding officers of the previous INS Arnala, named after the historic coastal fort in Maharashtra, is a 77-meter-long warship with a displacement of over 1,490 tonnes. It is the largest Indian naval ship powered by a Diesel Engine-Waterjet propulsion system. Designed for diverse roles, it is capable of sub-surface surveillance, interdiction, low-intensity maritime operations, and search and rescue missions. The warship exemplifies India's commitment to strengthening indigenous defence capabilities. Its design and construction are a product of domestic collaboration between Indian shipyards and naval engineers, highlighting India's shift from a "Buyer's Navy" to a "Builder's Navy". The commissioning highlights the Indian Navy's role in achieving maritime self-reliance and supporting the broader vision of Aatmanirbhar his address, General Chauhan lauded the Navy's efforts in building indigenous capabilities and outlined the strategic value of such warships in India's expanding maritime ambitions. He noted that with numerous ships under construction domestically — including capital warships and support vessels - India has become a significant force in global naval also emphasised that today's indigenous warships are equipped with advanced home-grown systems such as stealth features, electronic warfare capabilities, and sophisticated sensors, greatly enhancing operational readiness. The induction of INS Arnala represents a step toward realising India's long-term defence objectives and enhancing its preparedness for future maritime challenges.
Time of India
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Congress seeks urgent Parliament session over defence chief's disclosure on Operation Sindoor
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Congress on Sunday demanded the immediate convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the military and foreign policy strategy in the wake of revelations made by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Congress also demanded that the government take all parties and the nation into confidence and discuss India's defence preparedness and strategy after Operation Sindoor Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said the prime minister or the defence minister should have informed the opposition leaders in the all-party meeting what Gen Chauhan has stated in Singapore."The Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan has made some important statements on Operation Sindoor in, of all places, Singapore. It would have been better if the prime minister or the raksha mantri had briefed opposition leaders first in an all-party meeting.""Gen Chauhan's statements strengthen the case for the immediate convening of the Parliament to discuss larger strategic foreign policy and economic issues in the post Operation Sindoor era," Ramesh told Saturday, Gen Chauhan in Singapore said that India rectified tactics and hit deep inside Pakistani territory after suffering losses of aircraft in the recent military clashes with Pakistan. He also dismissed as "absolutely incorrect" Islamabad's claim of downing six Indian Chauhan, in an interview with Bloomberg TV, said India flew all its jets and carried out high-precision strikes to hit back at Pakistan after ascertaining the reasons for the initial said it is a matter of concern that such statements are coming from the CDS from Singapore, of all places."Why couldn't the prime minister have briefed opposition leaders?" he asked while referring to the statements of Gen Chauhan."We have been demanding all-party meetings and a special session of parliament precisely for this purpose," he also reiterated his demand for a special review committee on the lines of one set up after the Kargil war on India's defence said three days after the Kargil war ended, the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had set up a Kargil Review Committee headed by the father of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the report was tabled and discussed in Parliament asked whether such a committee was being set up now, especially in the wake of the Chief of Defence Staff's statements about the "losses."In his interview, the CDS declined to specify the losses in terms of numbers but pointed out the fact that the Indian military struck deep inside Pakistani territory, which New Delhi said, forced Islamabad to plead to stop the comments by the top military officer are the Indian military's first clear acknowledgement of losses in the four-day army clashes with the neighbouring media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, "These issues should be discussed by calling a Special Session, taking everyone in confidence...""As America announced a ceasefire, the leaders went abroad to discuss Operation Sindoor. Who will answer the questions? The answers should not come from the armed forces, but the government," he said the armed forces are strong and they did what was required, but asked under what pressure the 'ceasefire' was done."Where are the terrorists of the Pahalgam attack? What were the conditions for the ceasefire? What CDS said was shocking. Now there should be clarity. They should call the Special Session and answer the questions," Khera asked, as he posed several questions to the Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari, also said that the public deserves a cohesive answer on the latest armed conflict."The entire country is asking, the leaders are speaking differently, on the other hand, the CDS spoke otherwise abroad, accepting that our jet was downed. The government should clarify."That is why we are demanding a Special Session of Parliament for talks, and an all-party meeting can be called. The PM, on the other hand, has been bent on politicising the valour shown by the armed forces in four days," he President Mallikarjun Kharge had on Saturday accused the government of misleading the nation on the India-Pakistan also said his party demands a comprehensive review of India's defence preparedness by an independent expert committee.
