Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became the first foreign leader to visit the pride of the Indian Navy, the INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier.
IMAGE: Anthony Albanese on board the INS Vikrant, which is currently anchored off the Mumbai coast. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Albanese inside the cockpit of a light combat aircraft on board the Vikrant, here and below. Photograph: PTI Photo
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IMAGE: Albanese explores the majesty of the Vikrant. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Albanese with Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, chief of the naval staff, on board the Vikrant, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Meanwhile, the Indian Navy's major operational level exercise TROPEX 2023, conducted across the expanse of the Indian Ocean Region over four months from November 2022-March 2023, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: TROPEX witnessed the participation of 70 Indian Navy ships, 6 submarines and over 75 aircraft. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature presentation: Mahipal Soni/Rediff.com