Maritime Supremacy in the Indo-Pacific: Analyzing the Indian Navy's 15-Ship Surge

DefenseNews: The announcement by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi that the Indian Navy is on track to commission a record 15 warships in 2026 marks a transformative milestone in the nation's maritime history.  For a force that has traditionally balanced the constraints of "sea blindness" in policy circles against the mounting realities of oceanic threats, this induction rate represents a departure from incremental growth toward a state of accelerated readiness. This surge is not merely a quantitative achievement but a…