ON NAVY DAY 2009, I CONVEY MY GOOD WISHES AND WARM GREETINGS TO ALL SERVICE AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES

2(.)     THE SECURITY IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD CONTINUES TO BE A MATTER OF CONCERN AND DEMANDS RAPID RESPONSES TO EMERGING CHALLENGES (.) WE MUST MAINTAIN HIGH OPERATIONAL READINESS AT ALL TIMES TO DETER ANY MISADVENTURE AGAINST OUR NATIONAL INTERESTS

3(.)     OUR DEPLOYMENTS SPANNING FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE NAVY'S REACH AND SUSTAINABILITY AS A BLUE WATER FORCE (.) OUR PRESENCE IN THE GULF OF ADEN AND ANTI-PIRACY OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED

4(.)     CONSTANT ALERTNESS AND REGULAR EXERCISES WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND INDUCTION OF THE SAGAR PRAHARI BAL WOULD AUGMENT OUR COASTAL AND PORT SECURITY

5(.)    PROHIBITIVE COSTS OF PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS DICTATE GREATEST ATTENTION TOWARDS METICULOUS MAINTENANCE, INNOVATIVE REPAIRS, RESPONSIVE LOGISTICS AND PROFESSIONALLY EXECUTED OPERATIONS TO ENSURE DESIRED COMBAT READINESS OF OUR SHIPS SUBMARINES AND AIRCRAFT (.) CONFIDENCE GAINED IN THE EXPLOITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW SYSTEMS NEEDS TO BE CONSOLIDATED

6(.)     OUR TRAINING CONTENT AND METHODS MUST REMAIN FOCUSED AND IN STEP WITH TIME (.) SPECIFIC ATTENTION IS ESSENTIAL IN HANDLING AND PROFICIENT USE OF SMALL ARMS BY ALL PERSONNEL

7(.)     LAUNCHING OF ARIHANT AND KOCHI ARE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS (.) INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE BEING PERSUED WITH DUE FOCUS

8(.)      OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR GREATEST ASSETS AND THEIR MORALE AND WELL-BEING IS OF UPPERMOST CONCERN (.) PROGRESS IN REALISATION OF THE MARRIED ACCOMMODATION PROJECT AND AWARD OF THE SIXTH PAY COMMISSION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND FINANCIAL STATUS OF OUR PERSONNEL

9(.)     AS WE PREPARE TO HANDOVER THE IONS CHAIR TO UAE IN 2010 WE ARE SATISFIED THAT OUR INITIATIVE HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED (.) SUSTAINING THIS NEEDS WALKING THAT EXTRA MILE TO INSTIL CONFIDENCE AMONGST MEMBER NATIONS

10(.)     SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE YEAR GONE PAST ARE TESTIMONY OF YOUR RESOLVE, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION (.) AS WE COMMEMORATE THE DARING NAVAL ACTION OF THE INDIAN NAVY IN 1971 AND PREPARE FOR CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE, LET US REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO THE SERVICE OF THE NATION AND UPHOLD THE TRADITIONS AND VALUES OF OUR FINE SERVICE

JAI HIND