Indian Navy vigilant in safeguarding country's maritime interests: President Murmu

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In this screenshot from a video connected  YouTube/@PresidentOfIndia connected  February 18, 2026, President Droupadi Murmu arrives to witnesser  the International Fleet Review 2026, astatine  Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

In this screenshot from a video connected YouTube/@PresidentOfIndia connected February 18, 2026, President Droupadi Murmu arrives to witnesser the International Fleet Review 2026, astatine Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: PTI

President Droupadi Murmu connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) said that the Indian Navy is vigilant successful safeguarding country's maritime interests and is contributing to stableness crossed wider maritime commerce.

Presiding implicit the International Fleet Review (IFR) disconnected Vizag seashore overseas an Indian Naval warship successful the Bay of Bengal, the President said the Indian Navy is deployed successful the portion to service arsenic a credible instrumentality of deterrence and defence against threats and challenges arising successful the sea.

"Indian Navy is vigilant successful safeguarding India's maritime interests and is contributing to stableness crossed wider maritime commerce," Ms. Murmu said.

Further, she noted that the Indian Navy plays a captious relation successful promoting goodwill and gathering bridges of trust, assurance and relationship with navies astir the globe.

Ms. Murmu addressed the IFR aft she sailed to reappraisal respective Indian and overseas vessels.

Published - February 18, 2026 01:51 p.m. IST

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