Indian Navy Day : Today is Indian Navy Day, Know this day Importance and Challenges of Navy
Indian Navy Day : The Indian Navy is one of the most powerful navies in the world. The Navy remains alert all the time in the security of the country. The Navy has developed its capabilities a lot over time. This is the reason why our Indian Navy is one of the largest navies in the world.
Navy not only has modern weapons and warships, but our soldiers also have that spirit, seeing which any enemy thinks many times before raising his eyes towards India. We celebrate This Day every year on 4th December. This day is related to the victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war. Navy Day is celebrated on 4 December to commemorate the Navy’s success in ‘Operation Trident’ during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Navy Day honors the indomitable courage of the bravehearts of the Navy.
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Indian Navy Day related to war of 1971
In the 1971 war with Pakistan, Indian warships attacked the port of Karachi and weakened the backbone of the Pakistani Navy on the west coast. Pakistan Army had attacked our airspace and border area on 3 December 1971. The 1971 war started with this attack. The Indian Air Force was responding to Pakistan’s attack. Meanwhile, the Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Trident’ to give a befitting reply to Pakistan. This campaign start by targeting the headquarters of Pakistan Navy in Karachi. An attack group consisting of a missile boat and two warships attacked a group of Pakistani ships off the coast of Karachi. Three missile ships of the Indian Navy, INS Nipat, INS Nirghat and INS Veer played an important role in the attack.
Anti Ship Missile for First Time
For the first time in this war, the ship attack with an anti-ship missile. In this attack, many ships of Pakistan are destroy and about five hundred soldiers of Pakistan killed. During this, the oil tankers of Pakistan are also destroy. Pakistan Navy’s back broken due to the destruction of Karachi Harbor fuel storage. The flames in the oil tankers of Karachi could be seen even from a distance of 60 kilometers. The fire in Karachi’s oil depot could not be extinguish for seven days. The Indian Navy had completely ruined the Karachi port. Keeping in mind the success of ‘Operation Trident’ operation, Navy Day is celebrate every year on 4 December.
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Indian Navy Day Focus joint exercises
In recent years, India has shared naval exercises with many countries around the Indian Ocean. Among these Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Indonesia, Myanmar and Bangladesh are very important. With the aim of reducing the power of China, America and Japan also helped India in this work. In view of the regional security challenges, the Indian Navy has participated in several maritime exercises with partner countries.
Recruitment of women in Navy First Time
The Indian Navy is still struggling with the shortage of jawans at the lower level. Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar have inform on December 3 that about 3,000 Agniveers have induct in the Navy. Of these, 341 are women. For the first time women have induct in the Navy. Women officers will also be recruit in the Navy from next year.
