The new ensign or 'Nishaan' of the Indian Navy unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday does away with remnants of the colonial past and reflect's India's rich maritime heritage. It's inspired by the seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji. The white background of the new ensign has the the national flag on the canton, or the top inner quarter. The outer half features a blue octagon, in which the national emblem is placed atop an anchor, which is superimposed on a shield with the navy 's motto ... Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled a new ensign of the Indian Navy during the commissioning of the country's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier - INS Vikrant - at Cochin ... Indian Navy ’s new ensign unveiled: how it looks, what it means In a bid to do away the “colonial past”, the Saint George’s Cross has been removed from the Indian Navy ’s new flag . Instead, it now features the national emblem with the Tricolour on the upper canton. The Indian Naval Ensign, also referred to as the Indian White Ensign, or Nishaan, is the naval ensign of the Indian Navy , used aboard Indian naval vessels, shore establishments and naval air stations as its principal form of maritime identification. In this blog we will discuss about the changes that took place over the years since 1879.
