The Indian Navy's New Army flag removes the British St. George Cross Symbol and bid farewell to "Colonial History"

[Global Times Special Reporter Zhen Xiang] Indian Prime Minister Modi attended the first domestic aircraft carrier entering ceremony at Kachin, a port city in the southwest, and announced the new army of the Indian Navy. India's Timesnow News said that the new Indian Navy's military flag is used in white background. The Indian flag is still on the top left of the flag. It removes the original British St. George Cross symbol and adds the Indian Navy's new octagonal logo. The logo of the logo of the logo, the octagonal seal from the seal of the monarch of the ancient Malata Empire of India, symbolizes good luck, eternity and positive energy from all parties, and also symbolizes the Indian Navy's multi -directional and multi -dimensional operations of the Indian Navy. ability. The octagonal is the Indian national emblem and anchor pattern, as well as Indian national motto and naval words.

Indian Navy New Army Flag. (Indian Navy official website)

Modi delivered a speech on the 2nd that the Marata Empire had built a powerful navy that made the British fear. Therefore, the British used to try to destroy the foundation of Indian marine strength. "The imprint of the slavery has been retained on the Navy's flag, but the new military flag under the spirit of the Malata Empire will flutter from today ... Crossing the traces of being slavered and unload the heavy burden of being slavered." Indian Prime Minister's office also published The statement states that the New Army flag "say goodbye to colonial history" and "commensurate with India's rich maritime heritage."

In fact, British colonial elements have long existed in the Indian Navy. When the Indian Navy was founded at the end of the 19th century, it was a British colony. The name of the Indian Navy at the time was "Royal Indian Navy", which showed that the British king was the rulers of India. After the establishment of the Indian Navy for a long time, its flags use British rice flag graphics and colors. After the military flag was modified in 1928, the rice flag was no longer used as the main graphic background, but was changed to San George Cross. After 1950, the rice flag disappeared from the Indian Navy's flag, but the St. George Cross Symbol was retained for a long time. In 2001, the Indian Navy's flag was revised, and the San George Crown symbol disappeared. However, according to Indian media reports, the navy personnel complained that the flag was difficult to recognize in the background of the sky and the ocean, so the San George Cross Symbol was re -introduced. However, the St. George Cross San George, who returned to the Indian Navy's flag in 2004, made some modifications, adding the Indian national emblem elements to the center of cross -vertical cross -vertical cross. It was not until the next 20 years that this big red Cross disappeared completely.

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