India aims at becoming 6th biggest naval power

The Indian government is working on an aggressive strategy of breaking with its traditional 'continental construct mindset' and to effectively perform wide-ranging military, diplomatic and constabulary roles in the region by increasing the power of it naval force (Indian Navy) manifold with a special focus on bringing it at par with China and an objective of becoming the sixth biggest naval power of the world.

India, that has proved to be a hegemony through its deeds with the passage of time, is now on its way to further strengthen its navy by equipping it with the latest warfare and defence technology besides embarking on developing nuclear deterrence and enhancing its military profile from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea and to significantly expand its presence with the aims of holding control on the sea in the region and tightening the rope against Pakistan and China.

Defence analysts are of the view that having maintained a broadly defensive posture for many decades, the Indian Navy has now adopted an aggressively competitive strategy aimed at developing the credible minimum nuclear deterrence, pursuing littoral warfare and dominating the Indian Ocean region and with its rising economic profile; it is now striving to develop a maritime strength.

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