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India’s N-plans face delay after Russian sub’s accident
* Russia takes submarine off sea trials being monitored by Indian Navy officials
NEW DELHI: India’s plans to acquire a sea-based nuclear weapon system to complete its nuclear triad may suffer a delay with an Akula-class Russian submarine meeting an accident off Japan’s shore on Sunday.
The Indian Navy plans to lease semi-finished Akula submarines, built with Indian funding, from Russia. The accident has forced Russia to take the vessel off sea trials, which were being monitored by Indian Navy officials. The submarine will be the first nuclear-powered vessel to be inducted in the Indian Navy in a decade. India had used another Russian vessel in the early 1990s. “Indian Navy officials are already there to keep a close watch on the developments,” Navy officials here told reporters. They said that since the submarine had been taken off the trials and moved to an unnamed shipyard for repairs, it could delay India’s plan to acquire it. India has asked Russia to ensure proper safety measures regarding the vessel before it is again sent for sea trials. India is insisting on the measures because it does not possess an underwater rescue vessel and is dependent on foreign navies for the purpose. The 12,000-tonne Akula-class submarine is touted to be Russia’s most-advanced, quickest and quietest vessel. India is also developing its own nuclear submarine called the Advanced Technology Vehicle. iftikhar gilani
* Russia takes submarine off sea trials being monitored by Indian Navy officials
NEW DELHI: India’s plans to acquire a sea-based nuclear weapon system to complete its nuclear triad may suffer a delay with an Akula-class Russian submarine meeting an accident off Japan’s shore on Sunday.
The Indian Navy plans to lease semi-finished Akula submarines, built with Indian funding, from Russia. The accident has forced Russia to take the vessel off sea trials, which were being monitored by Indian Navy officials. The submarine will be the first nuclear-powered vessel to be inducted in the Indian Navy in a decade. India had used another Russian vessel in the early 1990s. “Indian Navy officials are already there to keep a close watch on the developments,” Navy officials here told reporters. They said that since the submarine had been taken off the trials and moved to an unnamed shipyard for repairs, it could delay India’s plan to acquire it. India has asked Russia to ensure proper safety measures regarding the vessel before it is again sent for sea trials. India is insisting on the measures because it does not possess an underwater rescue vessel and is dependent on foreign navies for the purpose. The 12,000-tonne Akula-class submarine is touted to be Russia’s most-advanced, quickest and quietest vessel. India is also developing its own nuclear submarine called the Advanced Technology Vehicle. iftikhar gilani
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