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Post 1970, India’s commitment towards self-reliant navy is accelerating with a certain pace. Indian Commitment towards 100 per cent indigenisation by 2047 is a welcome step towards national power projection. According to IN reports, out of forty-one ships on order, thirty-nine are being built in India, and include advanced and complex platforms such as an aircraft carrier, and submarines and destroyers. While considerable progress has been made in indigenous shipbuilding, in certain specific areas, where domestic industry has not developed adequate capacity for meeting naval requirements within the timelines required, the IN continues to seek foreign acquisition of ships. Nevertheless, over the years, the IN has steadily evolved from a Buyers’ Navy to a Builders’ Navy focussed on evolving a force structure corresponding to the geopolitical and economic aspirations of the nation, within the scope of funding and indigenous shipbuilding capacity.
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