Overview
- Celebrating with Navy personnel off Goa and Karwar, Modi continued his Diwali tradition of spending the festival with frontline forces that began in 2014.
- The Prime Minister said missiles such as BrahMos and Akash proved their capabilities during Operation Sindoor and claimed growing interest from foreign buyers.
- Modi toured the flight deck, watched MiG‑29K takeoffs and landings by day and night, attended a cultural programme, shared a Bara Khana dinner with families, joined a yoga session, and viewed a steampast and flypast.
- He called INS Vikrant a symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, noting it is India’s first home‑built aircraft carrier, commissioned in 2022 with roughly 45,000 tonnes displacement and high indigenous content.
- Reports said his travel and boarding were carried out discreetly as he delivered remarks linking the carrier and three‑service coordination to the outcomes of Operation Sindoor.