The Indian Navy, US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and Royal Australian Navy participate in the second phase of the 24th edition of the Malabar Naval Exercise in the Arabian Sea. Indian Navy ships Ranvijay, Shivalik, Shakti, Sukanya, and submarine Sindhuraj participated in the naval exercise along with US Navy ship John S McCain, Australian Navy's long-range frigate HMAS Ballarat, and Japan Maritime Self Defence Force's JS Onami.
The mega exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in a nearly six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
The Malabar naval exercise first started in 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy-United States Navy drill. Japan joined this naval exercise in 2015 and in 2020, Australia is the new participant in this joint maritime exercise for the first time. Watch the video & find out more.
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In her 124-minute speech -- after which the Sensex plunged over 1,600 points before staging a partial recovery -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a higher capital expenditure outlay of Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 and set a fiscal deficit target of 4.3 per cent of GDP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s 140 crore citizens are no longer content with being the world’s fastest-growing economy and want the country to become the world’s third-largest economy “as soon as possible.” He said the Union Budget gives equal importance to multiple sectors and lays the groundwork for achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Highlighting Nari Shakti, Modi praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling the Budget historic for underscoring India’s commitment to women’s empowerment. “As a woman Finance Minister, Nirmala ji has set a new record by presenting the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time,” the Prime Minister said, lauding her leadership and consistency.
