India has bolstered its naval fleet with the commissioning of an advanced frigate built in Russia, underscoring New Delhi’s strategic focus on enhancing maritime security amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific and growing naval competition with China and Pakistan, analysts say.
The formal commissioning of the INS Tushil occurred on December 9 at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad. Senior officials from India and Russia, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, attended.