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of the Indian Navy. INS ''Suvarna'' has been modified for use as a test bed for the launch of the ship-based

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short-range ballistic missile. On 19 April 2021, INS Suvarna, while on a surveillance patrol in the Arabian Sea, seized

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s worth

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3000 crore being transported on a fishing vessel.

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