Indian navy

    the indian navy is the maritime branch of the indian armed force. the president of india is the supreme commander of the india navy. The chief of naval staff, a four star admiral, commands the navy as ,the strait of Malacca, and  routinely conducts  anti- piracy  operations with  other navies in the reginal ,it  also conducts routine two to three month-long deployments in the south and east China seas as well as in the western mediterranean sea simultaneously.

the primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation s maritime borders ,and in conjunction with other armed forces  of the  union, act to defect any threats or aggression against the territory ,people or maritime interests of india. both in war and peace. through joint exercises, goodwill visits and humanitarian missions ,including disaster relief, the indian navy promotes bilateral relations between nations .since October 2008,the indian navy  keep  s at least one frontline warship on continuous deployment in the gulf of Aden.

      as of June 2019,the  indian navy has 67,252 active and 75,000 reserve personnel in service and 300 aircraft . as of September 2022,the operation fleet consists of 2 active  aircraft carriers and 1 amphibious transport  dock,4 landing ship tanks, 8 landing craft  utility,14 destroyers ,14 frigates,2 ballistic missile submarines,16 conventionally-powered attack submarines, 18 corvettes, one mini countermeasure vessel ,4 fleet tankers and numerous other auxiliary ships .it is considered as a multi- regional power projection blue- water navy.

history

early maritime history.

the .maritime history of india dates back 6,000 years to the pre-Indus valley civilisation .a Kutch mariners log book from 19th century record that  the Dirth tidal dock in india was  Buit at Lothal around 2300 BC during the Indus  valley civilisation ,near the present -day  hatbox of Mangrol on the Gujarat coast .the rig Veda credits Varuna , the  Hindu god of water and the celestial ocean, with knowledge  of the ocean routes and describes the use  of ships having hundred oars in the naval expedition by Indians. there are also references to the stabilise the vessel during storms. Plava are considered to the precursors of modern-day  stabilisers.

alexander the great ,during his campaigns in india ,built a harbour at the ancient city of Patajo, which has been Hyphothzied to be the present day city of  Thatte. his army retreated to  Mesopotamia using ships built, record show that emperor of Maurya empire , Chandragupta an admiralty division .many historians from ancient india recorded indian  trade  relations .indian trade reached java and Sumatra. there  were  also  references to the  trade routes  of countries in the  pacific and indian ocean .india also had trade  relations with  the Greeks and  the romans .at one  instance roman history  Gaius Plinius Secundus mentioned indian traders carrying away large  masses of  gold and  silver from Rome, in sandal wood, herbs, perfumes, and spices.