INS Chakra is a nuclear-powered submarine which was taken by India on lease from Russia in 2012 for a period of 10 years. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/MintNew Delhi: Indian Navy’s only nuclear-powered submarine, INS Chakra, has suffered a damage and a board of inquiry has been ordered into it, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Friday. INS Chakra is a nuclear-powered submarine which was taken by India on lease from Russia in 2012 for a period of 10 years. Lanba said a joint team of Indian and Russian experts has already examined the submarine to assess the damage. Lanba also categorically rejected Russian media reports that the Navy had allowed a technical team from the US to visit the submarine.

Source: Mint December 02, 2017 07:18 UTC