Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest at the commissioning ceremony of the Indian Navy warship INS Tushil, which will be held in Russia on December 9.
According to Navy officials, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will attend the commissioning ceremony. The warship was built in the Russian shipyard and is fitted with many indigenous anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles and other equipment. The Indian Navy announced that INS Tushil will strengthen the Indian Navy’s arsenal on December 9.
#INSTushil – New Sentinel of the Seas
Unveiling the crest of Indian Naval Ship Tushil, displaying an emblem of status, power and identity.
Set to strengthen the arsenal of the #IndianNavy on #09Dec, this mighty guardian is ready to uphold #India‘s Maritime Legacy.… pic.twitter.com/GrJc1bcW93
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 6, 2024
In a post shared on X, the Indian Navy stated, “INSTushil – New Sentinel of the Seas Unveiling the crest of Indian Naval Ship Tushil, displaying an emblem of status, power and identity. Set to strengthen the arsenal of the #IndianNavy on #09Dec. This mighty guardian is ready to uphold #India’s Maritime Legacy.”
In October 2021, the 7th Indian Navy Frigate of the P1135.6 class was launched at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, in Russia, in the presence of then-India’s Ambassador to Russia, D Bala Venkatesh Varma, senior dignitaries of Russia, and officials of the Indian Navy.
During the ceremony, Datla Vidya Varma formally named the ship ‘Tushil’. According to the Ministry of Defence’s earlier press release, Tushil is a Sanskrit word meaning Protector Shield. The ship is based on an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between the governments of India and Russia to construct two Project 1135.6 ships in Russia and two ships in India at M/s Goa.
According to the Ministry of Defence’s earlier press release, the construction of these ships is based on the Indian Navy’s specific requirements to meet the entire spectrum of naval warfare in all three dimensions: Air, Surface, and Sub-surface warfare. Rajnath Singh’s visit to Russia comes months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow.
Earlier in October, PM Modi visited Russia’s Kazan for two days to attend the BRICS Summit. He thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin, the people of Russia, and their government for their hospitality.
PM Modi travelled to Moscow in July to participate in the 22nd Russia-India Summit. It was his first bilateral visit after resuming office for the third time. During his visit, he was conferred with Russia’s highest national award, “The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle,” for his contribution to fostering India-Russia ties.
