Nitin A. Gokhale

In conversation with Navy Chief Adm DK Joshi

by Nitin A Gokhale

10 Nov/13

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The Video link is here:http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/ndtv-special-ndtv-24×7/beyond-the-high-seas/297324FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE:Visakhapatnam: The year 2013 has been a significant landmark in Indian Navy’s history. The P8 I’s were inducted in the Indian Navy; the INS Vikramaditya is about to be inducted in the Navy shortly. Also the reactor of INS Arihanth, India’s first nuclear powered submarine,…

Navy’s satellite has brought new dimension to maritime Ops, says Navy Chief

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09 Nov/13

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But for the accident on one of its conventional submarines, INS Sidhurakshak which sank and killed 18 crew members in Mumbai harbour, the Indian Navy would have surely thought of 2013 as one of its most significant years. Consider this: First of the the eight Boeing P8 I long range…

Beyond the high seas: On board INS Jalashwa

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08 Nov/13

NDTV

Early this week, Adm DK Joshi, India’s Navy Chief was in Vizag, reviewing the operational preparedness of the Eastern Naval Command and review the fleet. During his time at sea, the Chief of Naval Staff gave a rare interview to NDTV. Rare because for 4 years the Navy top brass…

Half a step forward on border management with China

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27 Oct/13

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Signing BDCA “China and India are willing to deepen our political mutual trust, practical cooperation, and also expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges. All of this requires a good media environment. I hope that the friends of the press will play your special role and magnify and spread afar the…

Leave the Army alone and let it do its job

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19 Oct/13

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As I write this on a Saturday morning, can’t help but look back on the past three months’ development on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and partly on the International Border with Pakistan. The 10-year old ceasefire that both the countries agreed in November 2003 is…

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In conversation with Navy Chief Adm DK Joshi

Navy’s satellite has brought new dimension to maritime Ops, says Navy Chief

Beyond the high seas: On board INS Jalashwa

Half a step forward on border management with China

Leave the Army alone and let it do its job