New Delhi: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Thursday said that the job of the Navy is to ensure that "we protect, promote, pursue the National interest of Bharat".
Speaking to media persons on Thursday, the chief of Naval staff said incidents of piracy in Indian waters were reduced to 'almost zero' till the end of last year.
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"We are not going to permit any piracy to happen," the Navy chief added.
"We are ensuring that our national interests are preserved and protected. We have our deployments. We have had ongoing operations in the Indian Ocean Region, including anti-piracy operations since 2008. If we see since 2008, we have deployed 106 ships to combat piracy".
The job of the Navy is to ensure that we protect, promote, and pursue the national interests of Bharat. Till last year, piracy was reduced to almost zero.
"However, subsequently, we saw a resurgence. It was probably a result of the disturbance happening because of the drone attacks in the Red Sea. So we have taken action and deployed an adequate number of assets. We are not going to permit any piracy to happen. We are taking appropriate measures," he said.
He added that the Indian Navy was working with other partners in the region to keep the waters safe. (with ANI inputs)
