Indian Navy

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branch of armed forces naval force

The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of India’s armed forces, responsible for safeguarding the nation’s maritime borders, interests, and security in the Indian Ocean region.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Royal Indian Navy 0 4
Indian Naval Air Arm 0 1
Indian Navy bands 0 1
Indian Navy shore establishments 0 1

Statements (105)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of armed forces →
naval force →
budgetControlledBy Ministry of Defence (India) →
commanderInChief President of India →
commandStructure Eastern Naval Command →
Southern Naval Command →
Western Naval Command →
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 →
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 →
Kargil War →
country India →
currentChiefOfNavalStaff Admiral R. Hari Kumar →
dateFormed 1950-01-26 →
doctrine blue-water navy →
emblem naval crest featuring anchor and national emblem of India →
engagesIn joint exercises with foreign navies →
ensign white naval ensign with Indian national flag and naval crest →
foundedBy Government of India →
governingBody Ministry of Defence (India) →
hasAircraftCarrier INS Vikramaditya →
INS Vikrant (IAC-1) →
hasBallisticMissileSubmarine INS Arighat →
INS Arihant →
hasCoastGuardCoordination Indian Coast Guard →
hasComponent Coastal Defence units →
Indian Naval Academy →
Marine Commandos (MARCOS) →
Naval Air Arm →
Naval Armament Inspectorate →
Naval Design Bureau →
Naval Dockyards →
Naval Hydrographic Department →
Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Department →
aviation branch →
submarine arm →
surface fleet →
hasCorvetteClass Kamorta-class corvette →
hasDestroyerClass Kolkata-class destroyer →
Visakhapatnam-class destroyer →
hasFrigateClass Shivalik-class frigate →
hasNavalAirStation INS Hansa →
INS Rajali →
hasNavalBase INS Angre →
INS Circars →
INS Dronacharya →
INS Garuda →
INS Kadamba →
INS Kalinga →
INS Kattabomman →
INS Netaji Subhas →
INS Parundu →
INS Satavahana →
INS Shivaji →
INS Vajrakosh →
INS Varsha →
INS Venduruthy →
hasOperation Operation Cactus (1988) →
Operation Python (1971) →
Operation Trident (1971) →
anti-piracy operations in Gulf of Aden →
evacuation operations during crises in West Asia →
hasPatrolVesselClass Saryu-class patrol vessel →
hasSpecialForcesUnit MARCOS →
hasSubmarineClass Kalvari-class submarine →
Kilo-class submarine →
Shishumar-class submarine →
Sindhughosh-class submarine →
hasTankerClass Deepak-class fleet tanker →
headquarters Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) →
New Delhi, India →
surface form: New Delhi
mainTrainingInstitution Indian Naval Academy →
mainTrainingLocation Ezhimala, Kerala →
motto Sham No Varunah →
mottoLanguage Sanskrit →
mottoMeaning May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us →
officialLanguage English →
Hindi →
operates HAL Dhruv naval variant helicopters →
Kamov Ka-28 helicopters →
Kamov Ka-31 helicopters →
MiG-29K carrier-based fighter aircraft →
Boeing P-8 Poseidon →
surface form: P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

Westland Sea King →
surface form: Sea King helicopters
participatesInExercise Exercise Indra Navy →
Exercise Konkan →
Exercise Malabar →
Exercise Milan →
Exercise Varuna →
partOf Indian Armed Forces →
precededBy Indian Navy self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Royal Indian Navy
primaryAreaOfOperations Indian Ocean Region →
professionalHead Chief of Naval Staff →
surface form: Chief of the Naval Staff
responsibleFor protection of India’s maritime interests →
safeguarding India’s maritime borders →
role deterrence →
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief →
maritime security →
power projection →
protection of maritime trade routes →
sea control →
serviceBranchOf Union of India →
surface form: Republic of India
strategicObjective ensure security of Sea Lines of Communication in Indian Ocean →
maintain credible sea-based nuclear deterrent →
trainingCommand Southern Naval Command →
website https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/ →

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

INS Baaz → commissionedBy → Indian Navy →
Indian Coast Guard → cooperatesWith → Indian Navy →
Indian Armed Forces → hasComponent → Indian Navy →
this entity surface form: Royal Indian Navy
Dabolim Airport → militaryOperator → Indian Navy →
Port Blair → militaryPresence → Indian Navy →
subject surface form: Sea Harrier
Hawker Sea Hawk → operator → Indian Navy →
INS Baaz → operator → Indian Navy →
INS Utkrosh → operator → Indian Navy →
Eastern Naval Command → partOf → Indian Navy →
INS Baaz → partOf → Indian Navy →
this entity surface form: Indian Navy shore establishments
this entity surface form: Royal Indian Navy
this entity surface form: Indian Navy bands
Indian Armed Forces → precededBy → Indian Navy →
this entity surface form: Royal Indian Navy
Indian Navy → precededBy → Indian Navy self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Royal Indian Navy
subject surface form: Sea Harrier
this entity surface form: Indian Naval Air Arm
subject surface form: Sea Harrier
ANC → serviceBranches → Indian Navy →
Boeing P-8 Poseidon → usedBy → Indian Navy →
Brichgunj military station → usedBy → Indian Navy →
Fairey Firefly → usedBy → Indian Navy →
Param Vishisht Seva Medal → usedBy → Indian Navy →
Hawker Sea Hawk → usedByNavy → Indian Navy →