India, Nov. 5 -- Underlining the Navy's stress on self-reliance, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday said one new indigenous warship or submarine is being added to the force every 40 days as he outlined his force's focus on building sovereign capabilities in the maritime domain to deal with myriad security challenges.

The Indian Navy has embraced 'aatmanirbharta' (self-reliance) not only as a strategic imperative, but also as an investment towards future assurance, he said, adding the force aims to operate over 200 warships and submarines by 2035.

Admiral Tripathi, speaking at the India Defence Conclave hosted by Bharat Shakti, identified self-reliance, synergy and security as three major pillars for any maritime power and a...