In a bid to do away the “colonial past”, the Saint George’s Cross has been removed from the Indian Navy’s new flag. Instead, it now features national emblem drawing inspiration from the seal of Indian emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with the tricolour on the upper canton.

In a bid to do away the colonial past, the Saint George’s Cross has been removed from the Indian Navy’s new flag. Instead, it now features national emblem drawing inspiration from the seal of Indian emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji with the tricolour on the upper canton.