Indian Defence Review

In his maiden message to the Navy, saying he was “in gratitude for having been given the honour and privileged opportunity to Command the Navy”, Admiral Joshi indicated his priorities as the new Naval Chief. He stated “for the Navy to fulfil its mandate as a maritime power for national prosperity, 24 x 7 attention would need to be paid at all levels to ensure that there are no gaps in our security preparedness”. He emphasised that “to achieve security related objectives, the man-machine interface is crucial and the Navy would need to professionally re-audit, train and consolidate its preparedness to optimize the existing capabilities as well as harness the full potential of the transformational new capabilities being inducted”.