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Indian Navy
The
Indian Navy
(
IN
;
Hindi
: भारतीय नौ सेना
(
Devanāgarī
)
,
Bhāratīya Nau Senā
(
Latin
)
) is the
naval branch
of the
armed forces of
India
. The
President of India
serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The
Chief of Naval Staff
(CNS), usually a
four-star
officer in the rank of
Admiral
, commands the navy. The Indian Navy is the fifth largest in the world. It played an important role in India's victory in the
1971 Indo-Pakistani War
.
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