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INS Mangrol Joins Navy for Shallow-Water Anti-Submarine Operations
The third Mahe-class vessel combines indigenous construction with specialised sensors, sonar and waterjet propulsion.
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Rajnath Singh's Roy tribute recalls a reformer who worked through print and institutions
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Rajnath Singh links military preparedness with diplomacy in security address
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Gor visits Yudh Abhyas as India-US drills combine terrain training with new systems
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