Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor (L), Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta (C) and Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major (R) pay homage on Navy Day observed at India gate, New Delhi, India on 04 December 2008 on Indian Navy Day. In India, Navy Day is celebrated on 04 December. On 04 December the Indian Navy played a significant role, in Operation Trident , the bombing of the harbour of the Pakistan's port city of Karachi in 1971. Owing to the success of the operation, the day of the attack has been celebrated as Navy Day ever since. EPA/ANINDITO MUKHERJEE