India has commissioned three new domestically built naval warships, including a destroyer, frigate and a submarine. At a ceremony in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said New Delhi has always supported a open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
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00:00Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned three new domestically made warships, a destroyer,
00:06a frigate and a submarine officially entered service in a ceremony in Mumbai.
00:11Modi said India has always supported an open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific
00:17region.
00:18India's Navy has come under increasing pressure from China's growing influence in the Indian
00:23Ocean.
00:24The Navy says these new ships will be crucial to secure India's maritime interests.
00:30You see the Indian Ocean region and the mapping which India covers.
00:34So necessarily India is a maritime nation.
00:35Now to protect our own interest in that and to forward our interest in this region, you
00:40require a strong Navy which can ensure that the maritime interests are always secured,
00:45they are always in place and you have people who are watching your interest in that area.