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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

After INS Sindhurakshak tragedy, India seeks second nuclear sub from Russia

INS ChakraThe INS Sindhurakshak, which sank on 14 August following a series of explosions and a ravaging fire, had cost India a total of 270 million dollars after an expensive midlife upgrade in Russia last year.

Now that India is left with just 13 submarines and only 7 or 8 are available for war time duties, India’s undersea warfare capability is severely dented vis-a-vis the China-Pakistan threat.

In what might be a good news for the Navy, India is negotiating with Russia for taking on lease another nuclear submarine. If all goes well, India should have another nuclear submarine in its naval fleet within a year, or even earlier.

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