India also enjoys a naval presence and has installed 10 coastal surveillance radars. In May 2023, Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, inaugurated the construction of a coast guard harbour in the Uthuru Thila Falhu island and handed over to the MNDF a Fast Patrol vessel and a Landing Craft Assault ship. Commodore C Uday Bhaskar wholeheartedly endorsed Chawla, saying that India’s …
