Indian Navy

Maritime service branch of Indian Military

The Indian Navy (IN) is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates significantly in the Persian Gulf Region, the Horn of Africa, the Strait of Malacca, and routinely conducts anti-piracy operations with other navies in the region. It also conducts routine two to three month-long deployments in the South and East China seas as well as in the western Mediterranean sea simultaneously.

Also known as...Navy of India, Bhāratīya Nau Senā, and Indian Navy crest
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Indian Sailor Killed in Hormuz Attack

Indian Sailor Killed in Hormuz Attack An Indian sailor was killed when Iranian missiles hit UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.