The reason for India celebrating Navy Day on 4 December

way2barak, Dec.4: Navy Day is being celebrated in India today to commemorate the actions of the Indian Navy during the India-Pakistan war of 1971. On December 4, 1971, the Indian Navy successfully executed Operation Trident, which was a devastating attack on Pakistan Naval Headquarters in Karachi.

The naval forces had launched an offensive operation on the night of 4-5 December 1971, on the port city of Karachi in Pakistan. While India suffered no losses, many Pakistani vessels were sunk in the operation. To commemorate this, December 4 is celebrated as the Indian Navy Day.