What is the difference between the Merchant navy and Indian merchant navy?

· The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India.

The Merchant Navy is a non-combatant commercial fleet, which deals with transporting cargo and occasionally, passengers, by sea. Its fleet is therefore composed of passenger vessels, cargo liners, tankers, carriers, as well as other special types of vehicle.

· Yes Indian Navy is for defence where merchant for commercial purposes like carrying cargo.

· Yes there is surely difference. Merchant navy is having a business as its motive. While Indian Navy is having its cost guarding & protection of naval borders of the nation as its fumction

· Yes Indian navy takes care of the defence of our country and the merchant navy handles the commercial operations

· Indian navy comes under defence services while merchant navy is for commercial vessels

· Yes Indian Navy is Part of Our Government who mainly used to secure our coastal areas. but Merchant navy is private organisation which is used to import and export of goods

· Hell and heaven difference

· Ek taraf paisa in mer navy n doosri taraf hell in Indian navy

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The Merchant Navy is a non-combatant commercial fleet, which deals with transporting...more