Andaman & Nicobar Command: In Conversation With The Commanding Officer INS Saryu | Arc of Power Ep V

Indian Naval Ship Saryu

“Overall, she’s a complete combat-ready package for patrolling the seas”. The Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval Ship Saryu, Commander Nilesh Athare tells us proudly. We’re sailing just off the Car Nicobar Island, the northernmost island of the Nicobar group. The island is nestled in the Andaman Sea in the Andaman and Nicobar Command’s (ANC) Area of Responsibility. We’ve been sailing on the Saryu for nine days documenting India’s tri-service springboard, the ANC, in this series, ‘Arc Of Power’.

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Editor’s Note: Since StratNews filmed this episode, Cdr Nilesh Athare has been promoted to a Captain and has taken up a new assignment.

In this conversation, the Saryu’s 11 th Commanding Officer also
elaborates on:

👉Why the vessel is the ‘Most Spirited Ship’.
👉Its role and capabilities.
👉Its legacy and the connection with the Sri Lankan Navy.
👉Complex naval exercises with countries in the region
👉Commanding a ship at sea.
👉The crew that comes from the length and breadth of India.
👉And the ship’s war cry that evokes the Mahabharata and Abhimanyu’s legendary courage in the ‘Chakravyuh’.