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December 2024</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Theme for 2023 is: <br /> <i>Operational Efficiency, Readiness, and Mission Accomplishment in the Maritime Domain<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India,_2018_(7).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%287%29.jpg/220px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%287%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%287%29.jpg/330px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%287%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%287%29.jpg/440px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%287%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="853" /></a><figcaption>A demonstration by <a href="/wiki/MARCOS" title="MARCOS">MARCOS</a> during Navy Day 2018</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Navy Day</b> in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a> to the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Trident_(1971)" title="Operation Trident (1971)">Operation Trident</a>, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including <a href="/wiki/HMS_Cadiz_(D79)" title="HMS Cadiz (D79)">PNS <i>Khaibar</i></a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy" title="Pakistan Navy">Pakistani Navy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On this day, those killed in the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Indo-Pakistan War of 1971</a> are also remembered.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India,_2018_(6).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%286%29.jpg/220px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%286%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%286%29.jpg/330px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%286%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%286%29.jpg/440px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%286%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Beating Retreat and Tattoo ceremony on Navy Day 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>During the days leading up to Navy Day, during <b>Navy Week</b> and the days prior to that, various events take place such as an <a href="/wiki/Open_water_swimming" title="Open water swimming">open sea swimming</a> competition, ships are open for visitors and school children, there is a veteran sailors lunch, performances by the Naval Symphonic Orchestra take place, an Indian Navy Inter School Quiz Competition happens, a Navy Half Marathon as well as an air display for school children and the beating retreat and <a href="/wiki/Military_tattoo" title="Military tattoo">tattoo ceremonies</a> happen.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Day_(India)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Day_(India)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a> and is led by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> as <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-Chief</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 is undergoing a 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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reason_for_celebrating_Navy_Day">Reason for celebrating Navy Day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Day_(India)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reason for celebrating Navy Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Navy Day in India originally coincided with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy's</a> <a href="/wiki/Trafalgar_Day" title="Trafalgar Day">Trafalgar Day</a>. On 21 October 1944, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy" title="Royal Indian Navy">Royal Indian Navy</a> celebrated Navy Day for the first time. The idea behind celebrating Navy Day was to boost outreach and increase awareness about the Navy amongst the general public.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Navy Day celebrations traditionally witnessed parades at various port cities as well as organizing public meetings at inland Naval establishments. From 1945 onwards, after World War II, Navy Day was celebrated on 1 December. On the night of 30 November 1945, on the eve of the Navy Day celebrations, Indian <a href="/wiki/Ratings_in_the_Merchant_Navy_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ratings in the Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)">ratings</a> painted the slogans such as <i><a href="/wiki/Inquilab_Zindabad" title="Inquilab Zindabad">Inqualab Zindabad</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In due course and until 1972, given the enthusiasm among the public, Navy Day was celebrated on 15 December, and the week in which 15 December fell was observed as Navy Week. In 1972, old traditions gave way to new reasons to celebrate the day.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the Senior Naval Officer's Conference in May 1972, it was decided that Navy Day would be celebrated on 4 December to commemorate the actions of the Indian Navy during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, and Navy Week would be observed from 1 to 7 December.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Navy Day in India is now celebrated to commemorate <a href="/wiki/Operation_Trident_(1971)" title="Operation Trident (1971)">Operation Trident</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was the attack on the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Karachi" title="Port of Karachi">Karachi harbor</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Indo-Pakistan war</a> (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. No Indian sailors were killed in the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The theme of Navy Day 2021 is "Swarnim Vijay Varsh". "Covid-19 and Chinese attempts to change status quo along northern borders have posed new challenges. The Navy is ready to face both these challenges," Admiral Karambir Singh, the Navy chief said at a press conference on the eve of Navy Day, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy_Week_Celebrations">Navy Week Celebrations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Day_(India)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Navy Week Celebrations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG/220px-Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG/330px-Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG/440px-Aerial_view_of_celebrations_on_Navy_Day_2014.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="728" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of celebrations on Navy Day 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>Various events take place during <b>Navy Week</b> with the finale on Navy Day. On this day the warships and aircraft of the Indian Navy are open to visitors such as school children.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Military Photo Exhibition is also performed by photojournalists of the Ernakulum in the Navy fest.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other events such as blood donation camps are also held.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A community service for the Indian Navy is conducted by the Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) at Good Hope Old Age Home, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Kochi" title="Fort Kochi">Fort Kochi</a> in which the students from the Navy Children School Chair take turns to entertain the inmates and Naval doctors (from INHS Sanjivani) provides medical checkup to the inmates. The Navy Ball and Navy Queen contests including the Navy fest are held to celebrate Navy Day.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Year 2020 celebrations will take the viewers to a 360 degree Virtual Reality Tour of the <a href="/wiki/INS_Vikramaditya" title="INS Vikramaditya">INS Vikramaditya</a>, commissioned on 16 November 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Themes">Themes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Day_(India)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is celebrated using a particular theme (like "Safe Seas and Secure Coasts for a strong Nation") of the year: </p> <ul><li>Theme of 2020 was, "Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Theme of 2019 was "Indian Navy – Silent, Strong and Swift".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Theme of 2018 was "Indian Navy, Mission-deployed and Combat-ready".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Theme of 2015 was "Indian Navy – Ensuring Secure Seas for a Resurgent Nation."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Theme of 2014 was "Indian Navy – Ensuring Secure Seas for a Resurgent Nation."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Theme of 2012 was "Indian Navy – Maritime Power for National Prosperity".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Theme of 2008 was "Reaching Out to Maritime Neighbours".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Day_(India)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India,_2018_(9).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Gateway of India during Navy Day 2018"><img alt="The Gateway of India during Navy Day 2018" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%289%29.jpg/120px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%289%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%289%29.jpg/180px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%289%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%289%29.jpg/240px-Beating_Retreat_and_Tattoo_ceremony_at_Gateway_of_India%2C_2018_%289%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Gateway_of_India" title="Gateway of India">Gateway of India</a> during Navy Day 2018</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Russian Navy band at Navy Day 2019"><img alt="Russian Navy band at Navy Day 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg/120px-Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg/180px-Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg/240px-Russian_Navy%E2%80%99s_Black_Sea_Fleet_band_at_Indian_Navy_Day_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Russian_Navy" title="Russian Navy">Russian Navy</a> band at Navy Day 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian Navy drill team during Navy Day 2019"><img alt="Indian Navy drill team during Navy Day 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg/120px-Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg/180px-Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg/240px-Navy_Day_2019_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a> drill team during Navy Day 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian Navy personnel rappelling down the Gateway of India"><img alt="Indian Navy personnel rappelling down the Gateway of India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg/89px-Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg/133px-Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg/177px-Indian_Navy_personnel_rappelling_down_the_Gateway_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="888" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Indian Navy personnel rappelling down the Gateway of India</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MARCOS slithering down from a helicopter at Navy Day 2019"><img alt="MARCOS slithering down from a helicopter at Navy Day 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_%282%29.jpg/120px-MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_%282%29.jpg/180px-MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_%282%29.jpg/240px-MARCOS_at_Navy_Day_2019_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/MARCOS" title="MARCOS">MARCOS</a> slithering down from a helicopter at Navy Day 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_(2).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Fire works and ships in the background on Navy Day 2014"><img alt="Fire works and ships in the background on Navy Day 2014" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_%282%29.JPG/120px-Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_%282%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_%282%29.JPG/180px-Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_%282%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_%282%29.JPG/240px-Fire_works_and_ships_in_background_on_Navy_Day_2014_%282%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="610" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fire works and ships in the background on Navy Day 2014</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_admirals_of_the_Indian_Navy#Naval_Commanders_(Commander-in-Chief_grade)" title="List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy">FOCs-in-C (Naval Commanders)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">DCNS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Personnel_(Indian_Navy)" title="Chief of Personnel (Indian Navy)">COP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Materiel_(Indian_Navy)" title="Chief of Materiel (Indian Navy)">COM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_General_Project_Seabird" title="Director General Project Seabird">DG Seabird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Western_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet">FOCWF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Eastern_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet">FOCEF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Maharashtra_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area">FOMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Gujarat_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area">FOGNA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Karnataka_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area">FOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Tamil_Nadu_%26_Puducherry_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area">FOTNA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Defence_Advisory_Group" title="Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group">FODAG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Submarines_(India)" title="Flag Officer Submarines (India)">FOSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Sea_Training_(India)" title="Flag Officer Sea Training (India)">FOST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">ACNS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_admirals_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy">Serving admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Master_Chief_Petty_Officer" title="Navy Master Chief Petty Officer">Navy MCPO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Components <br />and <br />Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th id="Naval_Commands" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Naval Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Joint</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" 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title="INS Shivaji">INS Shivaji</a></li> <li>INHS Kasturi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Valsura" title="INS Valsura">INS Valsura</a></li> <li>INS Agrani</li> <li>INS Zamorin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Satavahana" title="INS Satavahana">INS Satavahana</a></li> <li>INS Vishwakarma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Jatayu" title="INS Jatayu">INS Jatayu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>INS Circars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Dega" title="INS Dega">INS Dega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Virbahu" title="INS Virbahu">INS Virbahu</a></li> <li>INHS Kalyani</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kalinga" title="INS Kalinga">INS Kalinga</a></li> <li>INS Eksila</li> <li>INS Karna</li> <li>INS Adyar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Rajali" title="INS Rajali">INS Rajali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Parundu" title="INS Parundu">INS Parundu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kattabomman" title="INS Kattabomman">INS Kattabomman</a></li> <li>INS Tuticorin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Netaji_Subhas" title="INS Netaji Subhas">INS Netaji Subhash</a></li> <li>INS Paradip</li> <li>INS Bhubaneswar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Varsha" title="INS Varsha">INS Varsha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kardip" title="INS Kardip">INS Kardip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Jarawa" title="INS Jarawa">INS Jarawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Utkrosh" title="INS Utkrosh">INS Utkrosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Baaz" title="INS Baaz">INS Baaz</a></li> <li>INHS Dhanvantari</li> <li>INS Campbell Bay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kohassa" title="INS Kohassa">INS Kohassa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships" title="List of active Indian Navy ships">Active Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of ships of the Indian Navy">List of Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of submarines of the Indian Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapon_systems_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="Weapon systems of the Indian Navy">Weapon systems</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_naval_air_squadrons" title="List of Indian naval air squadrons">Aircraft Squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_300" title="INAS 300">300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_303" title="INAS 303">303</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Airborne Early Warning (AEW)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_339" title="INAS 339">339</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Anti-submarine (ASW)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_330" title="INAS 330">330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_333" title="INAS 333">333</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_336" title="INAS 336">336</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_342" title="INAS 342">342</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_343" title="INAS 343">343</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_344" title="INAS 344">344</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Maritime patrol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_312" title="INAS 312">312</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_315" title="INAS 315">315</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_318" title="INAS 318">318</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_550" title="INAS 550">550</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_313" title="INAS 313">313</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Electronic Warfare</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_310" title="INAS 310">310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_311" title="INAS 311">311</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Multirole helicopter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_322" title="INAS 322">322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_323" title="INAS 323">323</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_334" title="INAS 334">334</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_350" title="INAS 350">350</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Search & Rescue</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_321" title="INAS 321">321</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_551" title="INAS 551">551</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_552" title="INAS 552">552</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_561" title="INAS 561">561</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Military_academies_in_India" title="Military academies in India">Military Academies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Education & Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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