New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vicarious three indigenously designed and built naval ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, in Kolkata, stating that the three vessels would requite fresh momentum to India's journey towards rhadamanthine a stronger maritime power
What did PM Modi say?
While speaking at the tri-commissioning ceremony, PM Narendra Modi highlighted the growing role of the seas in global trade, security and economic prosperity.
PM Modi said that today, most of the world's trade is conducted through sea routes. Vast networks of data connecting the world pass under the sea. In the future, hair-trigger minerals, deep-sea resources, and new energy sources will moreover be unfluctuating to the sea. Therefore, a country with strong maritime capabilities will have equally strong economic and strategic influence. India understands this reality well. India is preparing itself for this, and today is a testament to our capabilities and skills.
"Today is a special day in many ways. The unshortened world is triumphal International Yoga Day. I am delighted to have the opportunity to visit this unconfined land of Bengal on this very occasion. This is the land that has given new direction to India's ideas, that has fueled India's renaissance, and that has unfluctuating India to the world through the sea for centuries. Today, on this very land, an important event related to a self-reliant India, a unscratched India, and a ripened India is taking place. A short while ago, INS Agray, INS Dunagiri, and INS Sanshodhak were inducted into the Indian Navy," PM Modi said.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Today is a special day in many ways. The unshortened world is triumphal International Yoga Day. I am delighted to have the opportunity to visit this unconfined land of Bengal on this very occasion. This is the land that… https://t.co/JJlkxUp3eJ pic.twitter.com/99lricwIq9
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2026What did PM Modi say well-nigh warships?
PM Modi said that a few years ago, when we defended INS Vikrant to the nation, India spoken a new installment of its maritime prowess to the world. The journey from INS Vikrant to today is not just a journey of new warships, but moreover a journey of India's growing self-reliance. Today, INS Agraya, INS Dunagiri, and INS Sanshodhanak are progressive that journey. These three warships moreover symbolize three important resolutions of India. They were built and designed in India. They were synthetic with the talent of Indian industries, the skill of Indian engineers, and the nonflexible work of Indian workers. And this is the greatest strength of the new India.
He said that today India no longer wants to remain a mere proprietrix in the defense sector. Our military power cannot wilt a market for the world. The definition of our strength lies not in rhadamanthine a global market, but in our self-reliance. India wants to wilt a manufacturer, and the day we wilt manufacturers, we will moreover wilt decision-makers. We are moving rapidly in this direction. In recent years, increasingly than 40 Made in India warships and submarines have joined the Navy. This ways that the Indian Navy has gained a new gravity scrutinizingly every few weeks.
Are 45 large naval platforms under construction?
PM Modi said that 45 large naval platforms are currently under construction. This is not just a number, but a testament to India's industrial potential.
"Over 40 warships, submarines vicarious in last few years, 45 large naval platforms are under construction", PM Modi said.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to legation three indigenously designed and built naval ships - INS Dunagiri, an wide stealth frigate, INS Sanshodhak, a survey vessel (large) and INS Agray, an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft.
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— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2026PM Modi moreover described this as a sign of India's future. He said that India's maritime sector has the potential to create millions of new jobs in the coming years. This is why we consider the maritime sector not just a sector, but as the employment engine of a ripened India.
A modern ship requires hundreds of tons of steel, electronics, machinery, components, and more, and thousands of companies work overdue it all. This ways thousands of young people get jobs. The three warships vicarious today have seen wide-stretching participation from Indian industry, including over 200 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
