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Is this the first time the naval ensign is being changed? What is the Saint George's Cross that features on the ensign and which other countries have discarded George's Cross as their naval ensign? We explain.
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Explained: What is a naval ensign, why is the Indian Navy set to get a new one?
Is this the first time the naval ensign is being changed? What is the Saint George's Cross that features on the ensign and which other countries have discarded George's Cross as their naval ensign? We explain.
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Chandigarh | Updated: August 31, 2022 1:04:04 pm
The Indian naval ensign atop the Mount Everest. (Twitter/@indiannavy)Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the new naval ensign (flag) for the Indian Navy in Kochi on September 2 on the sidelines of the commissioning of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited. Explained here is the significance of having a new naval ensign and what the old ensign which bears the Saint George’s Cross signifies.
Replacing the ensign with colonial past
The new naval ensign which the PM will unveil in Kochi will replace the present ensign that carries the Saint George’s Cross with the Tricolour in the canton (top left corner of flag). This ensign is essentially a successor to the pre-Independence ensign of the Indian Navy which had the red George’s Cross on a white background with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom on the top left corner. The design of the new ensign has not yet been made public.
After Independence, on August 15, 1947, the Indian defence forces continued with the British colonial flags and badges and it was only on Jan 26, 1950 that a changeover to Indianised pattern was made. The Navy crest and flag were changed but the only difference made to the flag was that the Union Jack was replaced with the Tricolour, and the George’s Cross was retained.
Is this the first time the naval ensign is being changed?
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