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INS CHAKRA: A POTENTIAL THREAT TO INDIAN OCEAN STABILITY

Posted on16. Apr, 2012 by .

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By Naveed Ahmed INS CHAKRA, a nuclear submarine, was formally inducted into the Indian Fleet at VISHAKAPATNAM, Headquarters of Eastern Naval Command, by the Indian defence minster Mr AK Antony on 4 April 2012.  This event could have taken place two years earlier but for the accident onboard the vessel during her sea trials in [...]

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SOMALIAN PIRACY: WHERE IS THE PROBLEM?

Posted on04. Apr, 2012 by .

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Pakistan Navy ship escorting the pirated ship

By Naveed Ahmed In June 2011, MV SUEZ a merchant ship captained by a Pakistani Master with a multi-national crew onboard was released after paying a very hefty ransom collected by Pakistani philanthropists. These days we are again seeing a déjà vu of the same episode. TV channels in their prime time shows are presenting [...]

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