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SP's Naval Forces - December 2023-January 2024

Issue Features

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  LEAD STORY
  Power Projection at Sea
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Unveiling a 43 feet high statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to mark Indian Navy Day 2023, Prime Minister Modi touched upon India’s Naval history and outlined vision for India’s future in maritime development

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  MESSAGE
  Message from Chief of the Naval Staff, India
  

  My compliments to SP’s Naval Forces on publishing a special issue on the occasion of Navy Week 2023.

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  EXCLUSIVE

  CNS INTERVIEW
  Charting India’s Naval Power
  

  On the occasion of Indian Navy Day, in a comprehensive interview to Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Naval Forces, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, gave his insights into the evolving landscape of Navy’s strategies, combat preparedness, modernisation, and HR initiatives

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  MAKE IN INDIA / REFORMS
  Boosting Atmanirbhar Bharat
  By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)

  Five measures to transform India’s journey towards self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing

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  STRATEGIC AFFAIRS / INDO-PACIFIC
  Navigating the Indo-Pacific Chessboard
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Unraveling the Geopolitical and Strategic shifts from Maldives to Bay of Bengal

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  BILATERAL RELATIONS / INDIA-RUSSIA
  Rosoboronexport Ready for New Industrial Partnerships with India
  

  Russia remains one of India’s major partners in the formation and strengthening of its Armed Forces

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  WEAPON SYSTEMS / CHINA
  Unleashing the Hypersonic Fury
  By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)

  Hypersonic Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles of China pose a deadly threat in the uncharted waters of Naval Warfare

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  NEWS
  Navantia’s F-110 Programme Ahead of Schedule
  

  Navantia has started the construction process of the second frigate of the F-110 class for the Spanish Navy, thus confirming the speeding up of this programme valued at €4.325 million.

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  APPOINTMENT
  Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan appointed of Dy Chief of IDS (PP&FD) at HQ IDS
  

  Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan took over as DCIDS (PP&FD) on December 1, 2023. Prior to taking up this appointment, he was Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) since August 5, 2023.

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  Editorial
  By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

  Heartiest felicitations to all personnel of the Indian Navy on the occasion of Navy Day 2023. This special issue of SP’s Naval Forces marks this occasion.