Contemporary Era .281947.E2.80.93present.29 Indian maritime history

military

in 1947, republic of india’s navy consisted of 33 ships, , 538 officers secure coastline of more 4,660 miles (7,500 km) , 1,280 islands. indian navy conducted annual joint exercises other commonwealth navies throughout 1950s. navy saw action during various of country s wars, including indian integration of junagadh, liberation of goa, 1965 war, , 1971 war. following difficulty in obtaining spare parts soviet union, india embarked upon massive indigenous naval designing , production programme aimed @ manufacturing destroyers, frigates, corvettes, , submarines.

ships participating in malabar 2007 naval exercise navies of india, united states, japan, australia , singapore in bay of bengal.

india s coast guard act passed in august 1978. indian coast guard participated in counter terrorism operations such operation cactus. during contemporary times indian navy commissioned in several united nations peacekeeping missions. navy repatriated indian nationals kuwait during first gulf war. rajesh kadian (2006) holds that: during kargil war (1999), aggressive posture adopted navy played role in convincing islamabad , washington larger conflict loomed unless pakistan withdrew heights. .

as result of growing strategic ties western world indian navy has conducted joint exercises western counterparts, including united states navy, , has obtained latest naval equipment western allies. better relations united states of america , israel have led joint patrolling of straits of malacca.

civil

the following table gives detailed data major ports of india financial year 2005–06 , percentage growth on 2004–05 (source: indian ports association):