Rajnath Singh commissions INS Khanderi submarine

MUMBAI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the second Scorpene submarine, INS Khanderi, at the Naval Dock at Ballard Pier on Saturday. Later, Singh hit out at Pakistan in a tweet: “Pakistan should understand that today with strong resolve of our government and advancement in Naval capacity with additions like INS Khanderi, we are capable of giving much bigger blow to it.”
Singh congratulated the Indian Navy and the Western Naval Command on induction of this combatant, and also for achieving operational preparedness prior to commissioning.
He said: “This is indeed a proud moment for the nation, the Indian Navy and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders... The name Khanderi is inspired by the dreaded ‘Sword Tooth Fish’ a deadly fish known to hunt whilst swimming close to the bottom of the ocean,” he said.
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1. ^{^} Rajnath Singh (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Khanderi (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} Pakistan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
4. ^{^} Indian Navy (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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