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We Are Fully Prepared To Deal With National Security Challenges: Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh

Admiral Singh, Speaking At An Annual Press Conference, Also Assured The Nation That The Navy Is Fully Prepared To Deal With National Security Challenges. The Navy's Long-term Plan Is To Have Three Aircraft Carriers, He Said.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Raghwendra Shukla | Updated on: 03 Dec 2019, 05:09:15 PM
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh.

New Delhi:

Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Tuesday said that the Indian Navy is fully prepared to deal with national security challenges and we are ready to give a befitting reply to Pakistan if it dares to do anything wrong. The Navy Chief said this while addressing a press conference at Navy Day in Delhi. Singh also highlighted the fact that the Navy is procuring 41 ships and its long-term plan is to have three aircraft carriers. He also added that the first indigenous aircraft carrier will be fully operational by 2022.

Admiral Singh, speaking at an annual press conference, also assured the nation that the Navy is fully prepared to deal with national security challenges. The Navy's long-term plan is to have three aircraft carriers, he said.

The Navy chief also 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.

On the challenges in the neighbourhood, he said no action of any other player in the region should impact us. "We are ready to work with like-minded nations in the region," he said. Seven to eight Chinese ships are usually present in Indian Ocean region, Admiral Singh noted.

The Navy chief also said India is playing a stabilising role in the Indo-Pacific region. Asked about the massive expansion of the Chinese Navy, he said they are moving at the pace they are capable of and "we are moving at the place we are capable of".

With PTI Inputs

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First Published : 03 Dec 2019, 12:36:00 PM

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