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INS Arihant
![India to Lease Another Nuclear Submarine From Russia India to Lease Another Nuclear Submarine From Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-29_15-10-34.jpg)
India to Lease Another Nuclear Submarine From Russia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi and Moscow are slated to sign a contract in December.
![Revealed: India’s Deadly New Missile Fails Flight-Test Revealed: India’s Deadly New Missile Fails Flight-Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-19_16-15-36.jpg)
Revealed: India’s Deadly New Missile Fails Flight-Test
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The nuclear-capable Nirbhay missile had to be destroyed midair.
![India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-14_15-37-00.jpg)
India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Navy’s INS Arihant will undergo missile tests this month.
![How China and India’s Noisy Nuclear Subs Contribute to Instability in Asia How China and India’s Noisy Nuclear Subs Contribute to Instability in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-09_07-00-31.jpg)
How China and India’s Noisy Nuclear Subs Contribute to Instability in Asia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Beijing and New Delhi’s ballistic missile subs fail to provide an adequate sea-based nuclear deterrent.
![Sea Trials of Indian Navy's Deadliest Sub Going 'Very Well' Sea Trials of Indian Navy's Deadliest Sub Going 'Very Well'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-10_21-26-25.jpg)
Sea Trials of Indian Navy's Deadliest Sub Going 'Very Well'
By Franz-Stefan Gady
However, the Indian Navy still lacks a capable ballistic missile with which to arm the INS Arihant.
![Will India Lease Another Russian Nuclear Submarine? Will India Lease Another Russian Nuclear Submarine?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-29_18-23-59.jpg)
Will India Lease Another Russian Nuclear Submarine?
By Ankit Panda
India may lease another nuclear submarine from Russia.
![India and Pakistan Locked in a Nuclear Naval Arms Race India and Pakistan Locked in a Nuclear Naval Arms Race](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-15_13-17-12.jpg)
India and Pakistan Locked in a Nuclear Naval Arms Race
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report provides a useful summary of the naval nuclear dynamics in the Indian Ocean.
![Where Is India's Carrier Fleet Going? Where Is India's Carrier Fleet Going?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19962_528b38552b1ce.jpg)
Where Is India's Carrier Fleet Going?
By Robert Farley
India should think long and hard about the logistics necessary to operate a nuclear propulsion carrier.
![India Approves $8 Billion Plan for Nuclear Subs, Stealth Frigates India Approves $8 Billion Plan for Nuclear Subs, Stealth Frigates](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-15_13-17-12.jpg)
India Approves $8 Billion Plan for Nuclear Subs, Stealth Frigates
By Ankit Panda
India will domestically produce six nuclear-powered submarines and seven stealth frigates.
![Can India Accommodate the INS Arihant? Can India Accommodate the INS Arihant?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-26_12-00-19.jpg)
Can India Accommodate the INS Arihant?
By Amit R. Saksena
Delays give the Modi government space to make needed reforms to India’s nuclear doctrine.
![India's Indigenous SSBN Begins Sea Trials India's Indigenous SSBN Begins Sea Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-15_13-17-12.jpg)
India's Indigenous SSBN Begins Sea Trials
By Ankit Panda
India's INS Arihant began its sea trials after over a year of delays.
![India Launches its Largest Warship: INS Vikramaditya India Launches its Largest Warship: INS Vikramaditya](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19962_528b38552b1ce.jpg)
India Launches its Largest Warship: INS Vikramaditya
By Ankit Panda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the formal induction of India's largest naval asset: the INS Vikramaditya.