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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Should PN be wary of INS Chakra?

Akula II Class (RS Nerpa - INS Chakra)Last year India had launched its indigenously built (with technical assistance from Russia), the Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies), which is undergoing extensive sea trials in the Bay of Bengal before its induction as a nuclear powered sub in 2012.

The irony of the date of its launch - July 26, 2009 - coinciding with Kargil Vijay Diwas, the anniversary celebrating India’s retaking of military posts in Kargil in 1999, was not lost on Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the delivery of another nuclear submarine of the Akula class, which is being leased for 10 years from Russia and is likely to join the Indian Navy (IN), is hitting snags.

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