| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Leadership Transition | Vice Admiral Manish Chadha, AVSM, VSM assumes command of the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala on August 1, 2025, succeeding Vice Admiral CR Praveen Nair, AVSM, NM. |
| Ceremony | Ceremonial handover conducted with full military honours. |
| Vice Admiral Manish Chadha | - Commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1991. |
| - Specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. | |
| - Commanded INS Mysore, INS Veer, and INS Kirpan. | |
| Education | - Graduate of the National Defence Academy (NDA). |
| - Alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington. | |
| - Completed the Higher Command Course at the National Defence University, Washington, USA. | |
| Previous Role | Served as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) at Naval Headquarters. |
| INA Overview | - Inaugurated in 2009 with an investment of ₹721 crore. |
| - Located between Ezhimala hill and Kavvayi backwaters, with a 7-kilometre beachfront along the Laccadive Sea. | |
| Strategic Role | Enhances India's naval preparedness under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat initiative. |
| Strengthens India's maritime presence in the Indo-Pacific region. |
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