INS Agray, INS Dunagiri, and INS Sanshodhak inducted into the Indian Navy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned naval ships INS Agray, INS Dunagiri and INS Sanshodhak in Kolkata, saying India is preparing its security linked to the seas.
“The world bears witness that no nation can become a great power without maritime capability. Development is linked to the seas, security is linked to the seas, prosperity is linked to the seas. Today, most of the world’s trade flows through maritime routes,” PM Modi said on 21 June.
He elaborated on the maritime sector, “The vast networks of data that connect the world pass beneath the oceans. In the coming times, critical minerals, deep-sea resources, and new sources of energy will also be connected to the seas. Therefore, the stronger a nation’s maritime strength, the stronger its economic and strategic influence. India understands this reality well. India is preparing itself for it. And today is proof of what our capability is, what our skill is.”
“INS Agray, INS Dunagiri, and INS Sanshodhak were inducted into the Indian Navy. Incidentally, June 21 is also celebrated as “World Hydrography Day.” And it is a remarkable coincidence that on this very day, India’s most advanced hydrography ship, INS Sanshodhak, has been commissioned,” said PM Modi, congratulating the Indian Navy, all the scientists, engineers, workers associated with the projects.
The three ships are symbols of three important resolves of India, he highlighted. “They have been built in India. Their designs were prepared in India. Their construction involved the talent of Indian industries, the skill of Indian engineers, and the hard work of Indian workers. And this is the greatest strength of New India.”
PM Modi underlined the country’s resolve, “India does not want to remain merely a buyer in the defense sector. Our military strength cannot be reduced to a marketplace for the world. The identity of our strength lies not in being a market, but in our self-reliance. India wants to be a manufacturer. The day we become the manufacturer of maritime platforms we will also become decisive.”
More than 40 Made in India warships and submarines have been inducted into the Navy. “This means that almost every few weeks, the Indian Navy has gained new strength. Even now, 45 major naval platforms are under construction. This is not just a number. It is proof of India’s industrial capability. It is a signal of India’s future.”
He elaborated on the massive task for building a modern ship. It requires hundreds of tons of steel, electronics, machinery, and thousands of components. Behind all this, thousands of companies work – which means thousands of youths get employment. In the construction of the three ships commissioned today, more than 200 MSMEs have contributed. “We can imagine the vast number of jobs created in these 200 MSMEs, in these small industries.”
PM Modi pointed out that India has begun to move forward with a new vision for the shipbuilding sector. In recent years, numerous policy reforms have been undertaken. Special measures have been taken to enhance domestic manufacturing capacity. Shipbuilding, ship repair, ship recycling, and MRO are now being seen as part of a major national mission.
The incentive package of Rs.70,000 crore announced for the shipping sector is not merely an economic decision. It is an investment in India’s maritime future. It is an investment in India’s industrial expansion, he underscored.
He gave an update on India’s maritime ecosystem. India is modernizing its ports, creating new capacity, building new connectivity, expanding river waterways, and developing a multi-modal logistics network. Campaigns like Sagarmala are part of this comprehensive vision. This is reducing the cost of trade, giving new momentum to industries, and creating new opportunities in coastal regions. Fiinews.com
