A symbolic chapter in India’s long-standing defense ties with Russia appears to be drawing to a close. On July 1, 2025, the Indian Navy officially commissioned INS Tamal – its last warship built in a Russian shipyard. A silent milestone. A quiet full stop on decades of Moscow-built steel flowing into Indian waters. A symbolic chapter in India’s long-standing defense ties with Russia appears to be drawing to a close. On July 1, 2025, the Indian Navy officially commissioned INS Tamal – its last warship built in a Russian shipyard. A silent milestone. A quiet full stop on decades of Moscow-built steel flowing into Indian waters.