'Operational readiness highest priority', Admiral Swaminathan assumes charge of New Navy Chief

Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Sunday assumed charge as India's new chief of the Naval Staff amid a fast evolving regional maritime security scenario. He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who retired from service. Admiral Swaminathan was serving as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command before taking charge of the top post. The new Navy chief, speaking to reporters, described the regional security environment as "challenging, complex, and unpredictable" and asserted that maintaining peak operational readiness will be his highest priority.

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