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CNN . . Indias second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval fleet late last month, a move the government says strengthens its nuclear deterrent as New Delhi casts a wary eye at both China and Pakistan.. ..
The nuclear-powered sub, INS Arighaat Destroyer of the Enemy in Sanskrit will help in establishing strategic balance in the region, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said at an August 29 commissioning ceremony at Visakhapatnam naval base, the headquarters of Indias Eastern Naval Command on the Bay of Bengal coast.. ..
These submarines are a key piece of Indias broader efforts to establish a secure second-strike nuclear force, thus allowing India to hold both Pakistani and Chinese targets at risk, particularly with its eventual third and fourth submarines (which will have more missile tubes and longer-range missiles), Korda said in an email to CNN.. . Indias next ballistic missile subs could be years away, however, if history is any predictor of the future..
The deployment of Arihant-class submarines will provide India some degree of parity with its Chinese counterparts, he said, adding that more submarine investment is coming, $31.6 billion over the next decade.. . Bigger subs and longer-range missiles are reportedly under development, which could eventually see India field nuclear-tipped weapons with a range of 12,000 kilometers (almost 7,500 miles), Venkatesh said...
Its not just China that India is looking at with its sub development, according to Abhijit Singh, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in Mumbai.. . . The real impetus for Indias expansion of its second-strike capability is, in fact, the significant growth of the Pakistani and Chinese navies in the Indian Ocean, Singh wrote in an op-ed for the Hindustan Times, adding that Islamabad is in the process of acquiring eight Chinese-designed Type 039B attack submarines as it modernizes its fleet.. . Pakistan continues to narrow the sea-power differential with India, Singh wrote.. . India and Pakistan have long been at odds in the disputed and heavily militarized region of Kashmir, which both countries claim in its entirety..
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