Jalmev Yasya, Balmev Tasya – One who controls the sea is powerful.

As India marks Navy Day on December 4 – observed each year to commemorate the Navy’s successful Operation Trident during the 1971 Indo-Pak War – the force’s long-term transformation under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative has come into sharp focus. The Navy’s Vision 2047 aims to build a fully indigenous and technologically advanced fleet driven by innovation, systematic indigenisation, and the integration of emerging technologies.

Recent milestones reflect the pace of this transition. The commissioning of INS Mahe on November 24, 2025, added to a growing list of domestically built platforms. In August, the Navy inducted its 100th and 101st indigenous warships – INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri – signalling a strengthening industrial and technological base. Over the past decade, Indian shipyards have delivered more than 40 indigenous warships and submarines, with an average induction rate of one new vessel every 40 days in the last year.