Arighaat Launched: Fortifying India's Nuclear Defence Strategy

Published On: August 29, 2024 - NS Arighat, India's second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, has been commissioned. The 112 metre-long, 6,000-tonne INS Arighat is armed with 750-km range nuclear ballistic missiles K-15. Ballistic missile carrying submarines or SSBNs are weapons of deterrence. They are the ultimate guarantors of a country’s survival, especially one like India that has two hostile, nuclear-armed neighbours. What does the arrival of INS Arighat mean for India’s nuclear deterrent capability? What does India’s future SSBNs look like?