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PM’s Diwali on INS Vikrant

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PM's Diwali on INS Vikrant (GS3 · Defence, 20 October 2025)

What happened

  • The PM spent Diwali with sailors on INS Vikrant on 20 October 2025 and called it a symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat [PIB].
  • He said the goal is to make India one of the world’s top defence exporters [PIB].

Background

  • He also referred to the fight against Maoist violence [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Carrier operations project power in the Indian Ocean.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-20): the PM spent Diwali with sailors on INS Vikrant on 20 October 2025 and called it a symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
  2. Carrier operations project power in the Indian Ocean.
Quotable data point

The PM spent Diwali with sailors on INS Vikrant on 20 October 2025 and called it a symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

PIB: PMO: PM celebrates Diwali on INS Vikrant, 20 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: INS Vikrant.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Ship visited

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

PM's stated goal

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Occasion

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: PMO: PM celebrates Diwali on INS Vikrant, 20 Oct 2025

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