"It has kicked off and I will leave it at that. The process has started. "We are all aware of the prevailing security scenario in our maritime domain. "It will be a security challenge. "The Indian Navy is at the threshold of joining a select league of navies capable of providing Submarine Search and Rescue in the Indian Ocean Region with two Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel Systems scheduled for induction next year," he said.

Source: Economic Times December 01, 2017 11:25 UTC