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Bharatiya Nav Sena:-The Indian Navy is one of the world's largest navies. The navy was estalished by the British when India was a colony. The Indian Navy has 1 aircraft carrier and many destroyers, submarines and frigates. Although India does not have any nuclear submarines it is a mission to make its navy as stealthy as possible.
India's navy played a commendable role in the bombing of Karachi harbour in the 1971 war.
India's navy is entering a period of expansion, particularly in carrier aviation. The current carrier, INS Viraat (formerly HMS Hermes,) will be retired by the end of the decade. After ten years of negotiations the Indian government announced in January 2004 that they are to acquire the former Soviet carrier, the Kiev Class ship, Admiral Gorshkov. This 45,000 tonne vessel will be equipped with 16 Mig-29Ks and India has options on 30 more. This would seem to mark the end of the BAE Sea Harrier's role in the Indian Navy, 23 of which remain in service.