Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the brand new naval ensign (flag) for the Indian Navy in Kochi on Friday to mark the commissioning of India’s first indigenous plane service INS Vikrant on the Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and different dignitaries have been current on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Singh mentioned, “The Indian Navy is at all times prepared as the primary response to crises of nationwide and worldwide degree. With the commissioning of INS Vikrant, the aptitude of the Indian Navy might be additional strengthened.
The new naval ensign will substitute the present flag which carries the tricolor St George’s Cross within the canton (higher left nook of the flag). The ensign is actually the successor to the pre-independence flag of the Indian Navy, which had a purple George Cross on a white background with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom on the higher left nook. The design of the brand new flag has not been made public but.
After independence, on August 15, 1947, the Indian Defense Forces continued with British colonial flags and badges and this was solely modified to the Indianized sample on January 26, 1950. The naval crest and flag have been changed however the one distinction within the flag was that the Union Jack was changed with the tricolor, and the George Cross was retained.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
