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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicINS Arihant

Topic: INS Arihant

INS Arihant may be ready, but India shouldn’t pop the champagne bottle yet

INS Arihant deterrence patrol is a significant milestone, but one nuclear submarine isn’t enough to keep Pakistan and China at bay.

Rajasthan BJP’s birthday wish to Modi critic sets off grapevine in poll-bound state

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INS Arihant is welcome, but India is far short of Chinese nuclear submarine capability

China is also providing support to the Pakistani Navy, including offering to build submarines. India is keeping a close eye on these developments.

Ram temple, Modi’s Kedarnath trip & now INS Arihant have handed narrative back to BJP

Modi govt seemed to have lost its grip on the narrative in recent times, but the focus on Hindutva & nationalism will help it control the discourse.

What is the nuclear triad that INS Arihant has helped India complete?

The INS Arihant project began nearly 30 years ago, and has involved private sector companies, Russian advice, and the defence research establishment.

Nuclear triad was essential, Arihant shows India’s strength

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From ground, air and sea, now India can fire nuclear missiles from anywhere

PM Modi announces that India has completed its “nuclear triad” — nuclear sub INS Arihant goes operational.

Indian Navy gets $600 million machines to make breathing easy in nuclear submarines

The Russian machines insulate compartments in submarines from water vapour and make it easier for crew to breathe and function better.

India’s only nuclear-armed submarine is back in the water after contamination fears

Stationed in Visakhapatnam, INS Arihant was repaired and put back in action in October last year after extensive checks.

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Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.