Topic: Nuclear Submarine
China’s nuclear missile submarine strength grows, could be larger than global estimates
Chinese efforts at surveying and prying underwater, especially in the Indian Ocean region, have not ceased, and are likely to continue in the future too.
INS Arihant is a strategic asset but has little utility for India in conventional conflict
Modi govt’s self-complimentary message on INS Arihant does not obscure the fact that the submarine alone isn’t enough.
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.
India’s nuclear submarine base gets a big boost—thanks to Narendra Modi govt
The approval had been awaited since 2010. Now, Phase II of Project Varsha gets 676 hectares of forest land while Phase I work is in full swing.
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.
Up-close with Yulin, China’s most vital nuclear sub base that’s a big threat to India
An analysis of Google Earth images of 1 September 2017 shows that Yulin remains as important today as it was in 2001, when construction work began.
China takes the dive, puts thrust on building nuclear submarines
Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’ gave boost to its Blue Water navy ambitions and funds were made available for the expansion of the nuclear submarine programme.
India gets moving on $ 2.5 billion refit, lease of third Russian nuclear submarine
The nuclear-powered Chakra III will take six years to complete and India is keen to embed shipbuilders during its refitting.
Exclusive: ‘Aridaman’, India’s second nuclear-armed submarine, is ready for launch
Launch within 6-8 weeks, will leave dry dock but induction to take some time.
Dead men talking
Reporting on Lanka's blood-soaked years, I watched names disappear from my notebook.
Budgam friendly fire: Should charge of culpable homicide be on the table in the fog of war?
A senior IAF officer and 3 other personnel could be booked for “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” in the February Mi-17 helicopter downing.
Defence
Bimal Verma files petition against KB Singh’s appointment as next Navy chief
He filed a petition in the Armed Forces Tribunal and contended that it should call for the service records of both him and Vice Admiral KB Singh and compare them.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.