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Achi news desk-
New Delhi: Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathiwho previously served as Director General of Naval Operations and Flag Officer Commanding General of the Western Naval Command, will be the next head of the navyThe government announced late Thursday night.
Vice Admiral Tripathi, who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, will replace Admiral R Hari Kumar, who retired on 30 April. Commissioned in July 1985, Vice Admiral Tripathi is a communications and electronic warfare expert who has commanded warships such as the corvette INS Kirch and the frigate INS Trishul as well as held operational and decisive appointments during his career.
He will take over the reins of the Navy at a time when Indian warships are widely deployed in the region Gulf of Eden and nearby areas, the Arabian Sea and off the eastern coast of Somalia, against the backdrop of the ongoing attacks by the Houthi rebels and Somali pirates that have disrupted maritime trade in the region.
The navy of 140 warships has responded to more than 20 such incidents on the high seas, polishing its credentials as a “first responder” and “preferred security partner” in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
China’s rapidly expanding footprint in the IOR and its cooperation with Pakistan also in the maritime domain, of course, also remain a matter of major concern for the Indian defense establishment.
China, which is building ships at a furious pace, already has the world’s largest navy with 355 warships and submarines. It is also looking for more overseas bases after Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, Karachi and Gwadar in Pakistan and now possibly Riam in Cambodia to overcome its existing logistics challenge in the IOR and the greater Indo-Pacific.
As Commander Eastern Fleet, DGNO and Commander Western Navy, Lt Tripathi was in the thick of it when it came to the high tempo of the fleet. naval operations Worried. It is important to note that, earlier as Assistant Chief of Staff (Policy and Plans) and now Deputy Chief of Staff since January of this year, he also handled the entire modernization of the force.
Vice Admiral Tripathi, who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, will replace Admiral R Hari Kumar, who retired on 30 April. Commissioned in July 1985, Vice Admiral Tripathi is a communications and electronic warfare expert who has commanded warships such as the corvette INS Kirch and the frigate INS Trishul as well as held operational and decisive appointments during his career.
He will take over the reins of the Navy at a time when Indian warships are widely deployed in the region Gulf of Eden and nearby areas, the Arabian Sea and off the eastern coast of Somalia, against the backdrop of the ongoing attacks by the Houthi rebels and Somali pirates that have disrupted maritime trade in the region.
The navy of 140 warships has responded to more than 20 such incidents on the high seas, polishing its credentials as a “first responder” and “preferred security partner” in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
China’s rapidly expanding footprint in the IOR and its cooperation with Pakistan also in the maritime domain, of course, also remain a matter of major concern for the Indian defense establishment.
China, which is building ships at a furious pace, already has the world’s largest navy with 355 warships and submarines. It is also looking for more overseas bases after Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, Karachi and Gwadar in Pakistan and now possibly Riam in Cambodia to overcome its existing logistics challenge in the IOR and the greater Indo-Pacific.
As Commander Eastern Fleet, DGNO and Commander Western Navy, Lt Tripathi was in the thick of it when it came to the high tempo of the fleet. naval operations Worried. It is important to note that, earlier as Assistant Chief of Staff (Policy and Plans) and now Deputy Chief of Staff since January of this year, he also handled the entire modernization of the force.
