PM Modi will Unveil New Ensign of Indian Navy at Commissioning of INS Vikrant



Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a new ensign of the Indian Navy on September 2 during the commissioning of India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, the PMO said on August 30.

The Prime Minister will commission INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi and during the event, he will also “unveil the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past,” the PMO said in a statement.

She added that the new flag would be “befitting India’s rich maritime heritage.”

INS Vikrant will contribute in ensuring peace and stability

INS Vikrant will contribute in ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean region, Vice Chief of Indian Navy Vice Admiral S N Ghormade said on August 25, ahead of the warship’s commissioning.

Built at a cost of around 20,000 crore, it will be commissioned into the Navy at a ceremony in Kochi.

“At 9:30 AM on 2nd September, the Prime Minister will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi,” the statement said.

“During the event, the Prime Minister will also unveil the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past, and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage,” it said.

The history of the Indian Navy dates back to colonial times.

According to information posted on the Indian Navy website, on 2 October 1934 the Navy was renamed the Indian Navy (RIN) and was headquartered in Bombay (now Mumbai).

With the partition of India after independence, the Royal Indian Navy was divided into the Royal Indian Navy and the Royal Pakistani Navy. When India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the prefix ‘Royal’ was dropped and renamed Indian Navy.

Current ensign of Indian Navy

The current ensign of the Navy is a white flag with horizontal and vertical red stripes, with the Emblem of India emblazoned at the intersection of the two stripes. The national flag is placed in the canton.

On 26 January 1950, the Crown in the naval crest, depicted with an anchor, was replaced by Ashokan Lion for the Indian Navy’s Emblem. The invocation to Lord Varuna (The Sea God) in the Vedas was adopted by it for its emblem, with the Motto: “Sam no Varunah”, meaning: ‘Be auspicious unto us Oh Varuna’. The inscription of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ below the State Emblem was included in crest.

The PMO in its statement said, the Prime Minister has been a “strong proponent of ‘Aatmanirbharta’, especially in strategic sectors. In what will mark a significant step towards self-reliance in the defence sector, Prime Minister will commission the first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier as INS Vikrant”.

Designed by the Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, a public sector shipyard under the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Vikrant has been built with with “state-of-the-art automation features and is the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India”, it said.

The homegrown aircraft carrier is named after its illustrious predecessor, India’s first aircraft carrier, which played a key role in the 1971 war. It has a large number of domestically produced equipment and machinery and involves the country’s major industrial companies and over 100 of his MSMEs. With Vikrant’s commissioning, India will have two operational aircraft carriers of hers that will enhance the nation’s maritime security, the statement said.

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Dr. Kirti Sisodhia

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