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The Periodical (December 2019) (Compressed)

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Indian

Ocean

Background

The Indian Navy has an important role in securing the marine borders of the country

as well as enhancing the international relations of India through seaport visits, joint

exercises, humanitarian calamity relief and so on. The modern Indian Navy has as

undergone speedy renovation in order to improve its position in the Indian Ocean

region. The strength of the Indian Navy includes over 67,000 personnel and about

150 ships and submarines.

Reason behind Navy Day Celebration

Navy Day in India is celebrated to commemorate the attack on the Karachi harbor

during the Indo-Pakistan war (on 4 December 1971) by the Indian Naval Missile boats

as well in to reverence all the martyrs of that war. During the attack, Indian sailors

communicated in Russian to avoid detection.

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