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Indian defense minister calls on navy to remain superior force in Indian Ocean

Xinhua, February 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar has called on the Indian navy to remain a "superior force " in the Indian Ocean region as well as turn itself into a truly blue water navy, said local media Sunday.

Addressing sailors and officers of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on the western coast state of Goa on Saturday, Parrikar said the Indian navy is facing a difficult task of ensuring safety and security of the nation, said local daily the Pioneer.

He also witnessed an on-going large scale navy exercise called Theatre Readiness Operational Level Exercise, in which the navy conducted multiple facets of operations involving two carriers, 40 warships, hundreds of aircraft and its sole nuclear submarine on both east and west coasts of India. Endi