‘Forced Pakistan ships to stay in ports’: Navy chief details Operation Sindoor; fleet on full alert | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Okay Tripathi on Tuesday stated that India’s third indigenously constructed nuclear-powered submarine can be commissioned quickly. Speaking forward of Navy Day, he additionally defined how the Navy’s robust motion throughout counterterror Operation Sindoor compelled Pakistan’s naval forces to stay shut to their shoreline.Admiral Tripathi stated, “The aggressive posturing and immediate action during Operation Sindoor… forced Pakistan Navy to remain close to their ports or near the Makran coast.” He added that the operation remains to be ongoing.He additionally described how busy the Navy has been over the previous yr, finishing 11,000 ship days and 50,000 flying hours because the final Navy Day. One Indian ship has been repeatedly deployed in the Gulf of Aden since 2008 for anti-piracy duties, and 138 ships have taken half up to now, escorting greater than 3,700 service provider vessels from totally different international locations.Admiral Tripathi stated the Navy has obtained worldwide recognition, noting that one naval ship was praised by the International Maritime Organisation for rescuing 9 crew members from an Omani vessel final yr. He added, “I also got a thank-you letter from the chief of the Oman Navy.”Vice Admiral Okay Swaminathan, head of the Western Naval Command, additionally highlighted the influence of Operation Sindoor, launched after the Pakistan-sponsored terror assault in Pahalgam. The operation destroyed 9 main terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and broken key airbases.He stated Operation Sindoor noticed an unprecedented mobilisation of greater than 30 ships and submarines in a brief interval. “Our frontline ships were poised for combat off the Makran coast, under the umbrella of Vikrant Carrier Battle Group,” he stated.Swaminathan added that the Navy’s robust posture performed a significant function in Pakistan looking for a ceasefire, saying, “The threat of offensive action by the Indian Navy could be considered one of the important factors in Pakistan requesting for a ceasefire.”