Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan Thursday paid a "courtesy visit" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"It was a courtesy visit by the navy chief. He conveyed his best wishes to the new prime minister," a navy official said.
Earlier, a post on the Twitter account of the Prime Minister's Office said: "Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R.K. Dhowan met the prime minister in South Block."
Modi had met army chief Gen. Bikram Singh Wednesday.