India, April 8 -- Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday drew the focus of the service top brass to seven key areas, including war fighting and combat efficiency, force levels and capacity development, and fleet maintenance and operational logistics, to boost readiness and efficiency.

Speaking at the Naval Commanders' Conference in Delhi, Admiral Tripathi emphasised on innovation and integration of new technologies, balanced workforce development, operational and organisational agility, and synergy with other national agencies and stakeholders.

Tripathi commended the achievements of the navy in maintaining a combat ready force through the conduct of successful exercises, higher operational availability of platforms and j...