INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.

[9] The ship was named in recognition of Manipur's sacrifices and contribution to India's freedom struggle including the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891 or the Indian National Army under leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose raising the Indian flag on 14 April 1944 at Moirang.

[15] She was commissioned on 26 December 2023 in the presence of the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Mumbai.

The Kangla Palace is situated in Imphal and is an important historical and archaeological site of Manipur.

Considered sacred to Meitei heritage, it has a dragon's head and lion's body, and is the guardian/protector of its people.