Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali this year with the personnel of the Indian Navy aboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, off the coasts of Goa and Karwar. Addressing the troops, he described the occasion as memorable, saying, “Today is an amazing day. This scene is memorable. Today, on one side, I have the ocean, and on the other, I have the strength of the brave soldiers of Mother India.”

Reflecting on his time aboard the warship, PM Modi said, “The night spent yesterday on INS Vikrant is hard to put into words. I saw the immense energy and enthusiasm you all were filled with. When I saw you singing patriotic songs yesterday, and the way you described Operation Sindoor in your songs, no words can ever fully convey the experience that a jawan feels standing on a battlefield

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