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Russia has been agreed to lease a second
nuclear submarine to India in a deal which will cost around $2 billion. According
to the sources the deal was struck during the meeting between Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Putin on October 15th
on the sidelines of the BRICS meet in Goa. However, it was not part of the slew
of announcements made after the talks. The Defence Ministry and the Navy did
not offer any information on the subject since it was a strategic platform
coming under direct purview of the Prime Minister's Office.
In Goa, India and Russia announced
an over USD 3 billion frigate deal. Under the Pact, two furtiveness frigates
will built in Russia while the other two would be built in India under license
production. The Akula 2 class submarine, though not the latest class of
nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines in the world, is still considered one of
the most advanced. Capable of yacht at speeds up to 35 knots (nearly 65 km per
hour) under water, it is among the quietest Russian submarines.
