Overview
- Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said aggressive posturing, including a carrier battle group in the northern Arabian Sea, confined Pakistan Navy units to ports or the Makran coast and that Operation Sindoor remains in progress.
- Vice Admiral K. Swaminathan reported an unprecedented rapid mobilisation of more than 30 ships and submarines and said the threat of offensive naval action was a factor in Pakistan requesting a ceasefire.
- The Navy said it has sustained high operational readiness for seven to eight months after the May hostilities, with frontline ships poised for combat under the Vikrant carrier group umbrella.
- Indian officials said Pakistan faced economic strain during the crisis as major shipping firms avoided its ports and insurance premiums for vessels headed there increased.
- Separately, Tripathi announced the deployment of 40 capital ships to protect sea lanes in the Red Sea region and highlighted a continuous anti-piracy presence in the Gulf of Aden since 2008, with thousands of merchant vessels escorted and 52 pirates apprehended in recent missions.