For over a decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has redefined the celebration of Diwali by marking it alongside the country’s armed forces, often in the most remote and challenging terrains, from icy mountain posts to the high seas. This year, he continued the tradition aboard INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, celebrating with Navy personnel off the Goa and Karwar coasts.

Addressing sailors and officers on the deck of the warship, the Prime Minister described the moment as symbolic of India’s growing strength and spirit. “Today, on one side, I have infinite horizons and infinite sky, and on the other side, I have this giant, INS Vikrant, embodying infinite powers,” he remarked.

Reaffirming his annual commitment, he told the forces: “It has become a habit of

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