Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath singh interacted with the Naval Commanders on 19 September 2024. RM acknowledged Indian Navy’s efforts in maintaining maritime security in IOR and appreciated Navy's key role in protecting the critical commodities transiting through Gulf of Aden. RM also shared his thoughts on a multitude of operational and strategic issues with the Naval Commanders, exhorting them to maintain high ops preparedness and readiness to tackle emerging maritime challenges and impressed upon the need for enhancing jointness with other Services.