PM Modi Celebrating “Diwali with our brave Navy personnel on board the INS Vikrant.”
PM Modi has a long-standing custom of celebrating Diwali with members of India’s military, frequently travelling to military installations or border regions. According to the search results, this incident happened on October 20, 2025, which is Diwali in 2025.
Location: Off the coasts of Goa and Karwar, the festivities were held on the INS Vikrant, India’s first aircraft carrier constructed in-country.
In his speech, Prime Minister Modi said he was happy to be celebrating the festival with the Navy members, whom he referred to as his family. He lauded the soldiers’ bravery and hailed the INS Vikrant as a representation of India’s strength and dedication to independence in the twenty-first century (Aatma Nirbhar Bharat). He also brought up the successful Operation Sindoor and said that Pakistan would have “sleepless nights” just from the name of INS Vikrant.
With a displacement of over 45,000 tonnes and a construction cost of approximately ₹20,000 crores, the INS Vikrant is India’s most modern aircraft carrier, demonstrating the country’s ability to design and construct such a specialized vessel.
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