Beyond the high seas: On board INS Jalashwa

Early this week, Adm DK Joshi, India’s Navy Chief was in Vizag, reviewing the operational preparedness of the Eastern Naval Command and review the fleet. During his time at sea, the Chief of Naval Staff gave a rare interview to NDTV. Rare because for 4 years the Navy top brass had refrained from interviews.

With Navy Chief Adm DK Joshi

It is scheduled for telecast on Saturday, 9th November at 1130 am. To be repeated at 3 pm on Sunday 10 November on NDTV 24×7

Me and Ajmal Jami, one of our most accomplished camerapersons went onboard India’s 3rd largest ship, the INS Jalashwa, an amphibious landing ship for this interview. Some photographs from that trip on the eastern seaboard!

Will upload the full transcript of the interview here soon. Watch this space!

C-in-C, Eastern Naval Command, VAdm Anil Chopra
With Capt Srikant Kesnur, skipper of  INS Jalashwa
Capt Dalip Sharma in the middle
Navy Chief with officers and men
Looking at a ship from the chopper
Dalip Sharma and yours truly
Rare relaxed moment for my Cameraperson colleague Jami

 

Helicopter Operations on INS Jalashwa

 

 

Jami at work