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  Politicians uninterested in national security issues: Former Navy chief Admiral Prakash

  India | November 19, 2015 19:46 IST

  Hyderabad: Politicians are largely uninterested in national security issues in India, where armed forces remain detached from the Ministry of Defence leading to a half-empty arsenal and an outdated higher defence organisation, former Navy Chief

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  Navy chief to visit Singapore, Thailand

  India | July 19, 2015 16:17 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan will visit Singapore and Thailand from Monday to July 25, an official statement said on Sunday.Dhowan will be in Singapore from July 20-22 when he will meet

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  Nuclear submarine trials going 'very well', says Navy Chief

  India | April 30, 2015 18:22 IST

  New Delhi: Sea trials of the first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, are going “very well” and the progress in this regard has been satisfactory, Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan said today.“There are no problems

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  Vice-Admiral Lanba appointed Southern Naval Command chief

  India | March 14, 2015 23:08 IST

  New Delhi: Vice-Admiral S Lanba, in line to be the next Navy chief in 2016, was today appointed as the chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC).The present SNC flag officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice-Admiral S P

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  21st century is of the seas: Navy chief

  India | February 11, 2015 23:26 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the 21st century as the "Century of the Seas", Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R.K. Dhowan on Wednesday said the seas have gained new found importance "because of their linkages with the

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  Navy Chief RK Dhowan does not rule out human error in submarine tragedy

  India | December 03, 2014 22:16 IST

  New Delhi: Nearly 18 months after an explosion on board submarine INS Sindhurakshak sunk the vessel, killing 18 personnel, Navy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan today indicated that human error besides other factors could have

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  Sunken vessel was in good condition: Navy Chief

  India | November 10, 2014 7:22 IST

  Visakhapatnam: Dismissing reports that the sunken Torpedo Recovery Vessel A-72 was unfit, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan said the ship was in a "good condition" and had been checked before it set sail.Admiral

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  Navy monitoring Chinese activity in Indian Ocean: Navy Chief

  India | September 25, 2014 12:43 IST

  New Delhi: Against the backdrop of incursions in Ladakh, the Indian Navy on Thursday said it was continuously monitoring the activity of the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)."Chinese warships are deployed in

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  INS Vikramaditya is operationally deployed: Navy Chief

  India | May 07, 2014 15:55 IST

  Kochi: India's largest warship—aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, is “operationally deployed” along with its fleet of MiG 29K combat aircraft, Navy chief Admiral Robin Dhowan said here today.“The navy has inducted aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya which

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  Top naval officer superceded for Navy chief's post suffers heart attack

  India | April 29, 2014 21:58 IST

  New Delhi:  Former Western Naval commander Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, who took voluntary retirement last week after being superceded for the post of Chief of Naval Staff, has suffered a heart attack and has been

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  Vice Admiral Dhowan likely to be next Navy Chief

  India | April 15, 2014 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: Vice Admiral R K Dhowan may be the next Navy chief as the Defence Ministry has recommended his name to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the post which has been lying vacant for

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  Navy chief wanted to quit so resignation accepted: Antony

  India | February 27, 2014 13:22 IST

  New Delhi: Former Indian Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi had personally requested that his resignation be accepted and "I consented", Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.Admiral Joshi resigned Wednesday in the wake of a fire

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  Naval preparedness being strengthened: Navy Chief

  India | October 12, 2012 16:43 IST

  Dehradun, Oct 12: Against the backdrop of stepped up maritime activities by China, India's Navy Chief admiral D K Joshi has said the country's naval preparedness is being strengthened to deal with any situation.  Talking

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  Former Navy Chief Backs Gen Singh

  India | March 29, 2012 22:11 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 29: Backing the Army chief in his ongoing tussle with the government, former Navy Chief Admiral L Ramdas today rubbished the demand for sacking Gen V K Singh.Ramdas demanded a probe by

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  Age Row Not Affecting Ties With Defence Ministry, Says Navy Chief

  India | January 16, 2012 16:48 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 16: The row over Army Chief General V.K. Singh's date of birth is not affecting the working relationship between the armed forces and the Defence Ministry in anyway, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal

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  29 Mig-29K to join Navy Within Ttwo Years : Navy Chief

  India | October 01, 2011 20:43 IST

  Visakhapatnam, Oct 1:  Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma, today said that more Mig-29K class air fighter air-craft and helicopters would be inducted into the Indian Navy in the next two years.Talking to media

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  Navy Chief Says, Pavit Incident Was An Aberration

  India | August 20, 2011 18:40 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 20: The drifting of merchant ship MT Pavit into the Indian waters undetected was an “aberration”, Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said here today, but also added that some “lessons have been drawn”

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  Navy Chief Admiral Verma Takes Over As Tri-Services Panel Head

  India | July 30, 2011 17:40 IST

  New Delhi, July 29: Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma Friday took over as the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (COSC) from outgoing Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik.The committee