Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi highlighted the success of 'Operation Sindoor,' stating that the Indian Navy's aggressive deployment, including a Carrier Battle Group and forward operational posture in the Northern Arabian Sea, successfully confined the Pakistan Navy to its ports and negatively impacted Pakistan's maritime economy due to increased shipping risks and insurance premiums. Admiral Tripathi emphasized that the operation showcased the Navy's combat readiness, operational reach, and deterrence capabilities, alongside the crucial role of tri-service synergy in achieving joint operational objectives, all while maintaining a high operational tempo with nearly 11,000 ship days and over 50,000 flying hours recorded in 2025, and underscored the ongoing modernization of the fleet with the induction of new submarines and warships to build credible deterrence in an increasingly contested maritime environment.

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi highlighted the success of 'Operation Sindoor,' stating that the Indian Navy's aggressive deployment, including a Carrier Battle Group and forward operational posture in the Northern Arabian Sea, successfully confined the Pakistan Navy to its ports and negatively impacted Pakistan's maritime economy due to increased shipping risks and insurance premiums. Admiral Tripathi emphasized that the operation showcased the Navy's combat readiness, operational reach, and deterrence capabilities, alongside the crucial role of tri-service synergy in achieving joint operational objectives, all while maintaining a high operational tempo with nearly 11,000 ship days and over 50,000 flying hours recorded in 2025, and underscored the ongoing modernization of the fleet with the induction of new submarines and warships to build credible deterrence in an increasingly contested maritime environment.

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi highlighted the success of 'Operation Sindoor,' stating that the Indian Navy's aggressive deployment, including a Carrier Battle Group and forward operational posture in the Northern Arabian Sea, successfully confined the Pakistan Navy to its ports and negatively impacted Pakistan's maritime economy due to increased shipping risks and insurance premiums. Admiral Tripathi emphasized that the operation showcased the Navy's combat readiness, operational reach, and deterrence capabilities, alongside the crucial role of tri-service synergy in achieving joint operational objectives, all while maintaining a high operational tempo with nearly 11,000 ship days and over 50,000 flying hours recorded in 2025, and underscored the ongoing modernization of the fleet with the induction of new submarines and warships to build credible deterrence in an increasingly contested maritime environment.

The Indian Navy's aggressive posture during 'Operation Sindoor' not only forced its Pakistani counterpart to remain confined to its ports but also dented Islamabad's maritime economy, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi said on Saturday.

Admiral Tripathi said the Indian Navy's immediate deployment of a Carrier Battle Group and its forward operational posture in the Northern Arabian Sea forced the Pakistan Navy to remain confined to harbour or close to the Makran coast.

"This aggressive posturing reaffirmed our ability to rapidly position combat power and successfully shape the strategic environment, while simultaneously impacting their (Pakistan's) maritime economy due to increased shipping risks and elevated insurance premiums," he reportedly told news agency PTI.

Admiral Tripathi said Operation Sindoor demonstrated the Navy's absolute combat readiness, operational reach, and deterrence capabilities. He also underlined that the tri-service synergy demonstrated during the entirety of the conflict validated the growing importance of joint operational capability.

Following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Navy swiftly deployed its frontline assets, including submarines, warships, and almost all its aviation, with full combat readiness that maintained constant pressure on Pakistan.

"In an increasingly interconnected and contested maritime environment, the Indian Navy maintained an unprecedented operational tempo across our areas of interest—clocking nearly 11,000 ship days and over 50,000 flying hours in 2025 alone," he said.

"Foremost among these achievements was Operation Sindoor, which demonstrated our absolute combat readiness, operational reach, and deterrence potential."

Admiral Tripathi said capability enhancement and force modernisation have remained his core priorities because the maritime domain is becoming increasingly contested and technologically complex.

"Our focus is squarely on building credible deterrence by modernising our fleet with capable multi-dimensional platforms. Since 2025, we have inducted two submarines—one of which was commissioned in the presence of the Prime Minister—and 18 warships, including destroyers, frigates, and anti-submarine warfare vessels," he said.

He added that the guardians of the Indian seas maintained an "unprecedented operational tempo" across strategic waters, clocking nearly 11,000 ship days and over 50,000 flying hours in 2025 alone.

"Overall, these achievements reflect a Navy that is not only operationally ready on a daily basis, but one that is also capable of generating deterrence, delivering integrated effects, and safeguarding India's maritime interests anytime, anywhere, and anyhow," he added.

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