Manmohan Singh leaves for Vizag to launch India’s first nuclear submarine

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will not be affected by the G8 stand on nuclear commerce as there is no consensus among the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to prohibit the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology to non-signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told parliament Wednesday. Prohibition by the NSG of such transfers would require a consensus amongst all the 45 countries.

July 26th, 2009 India launches its 1st nuclear-powered submarineNEW DELHI — India on Sunday launched the first nuclear-powered submarine built on its soil, joining just five other countries that can design and construct such vessels, the prime minister's office announced. The Indian navy flooded a dry dock housing the 367-foot- (112-meter-) long submarine to send it out for trials at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

July 26th, 2009 India launches first nuclear-powered submarineNEW DELHI — India on Sunday launched the first nuclear-powered submarine built on its soil, asserting itself as a world power by joining just five other countries that can design and construct such vessels. The 367-foot (112-meter) -long submarine, named "Arihant" or "Destroyer of Enemies," was sent for sea trials at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - The head of India's ambitious project to build a nuclear powered submarine, Vice Admiral (retd) D.S.P. Verma, Sunday said that the vessel is ready and now they have to make its heart, the nuclear reactor, tick.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - India's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched today after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur cracked the auspicious coconut on the hull of the vessel at the Ship Building Centre here, giving the country a credible three-leg nuclear deterrent and strengthening the attack capability of the Navy. India will now have a nuclear submarine that can slip under water and emerge to strike at a time and place of its choosing, as the country already possessed ground based missiles and aircraft that can deliver nuclear warheads.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - Launching India's first indigenously-built nuclear submarine 'INS-Arihant' here on Sunday afternoon, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh praised the people responsible for its construction, and said all necessary steps would be taken to safeguard the country and promote technological advancements in tune with worldwide practices.

July 26th, 2009 VISHAKAPATNAM - India Sunday joined a select group of five nations with the launching here of the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described as a "historic milestone" in the country's defence preparedness. The prime minister's wife Gursharan Kaur did the honours of launching the submarine - INS Arihant - at a function here.

July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Marking a quantum leap in India's shipbuilding capabilities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Sunday launch the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine in Visakhapatnam, an official said. The prime minister will launch the vessel.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - India Sunday launched its first indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on the occasion that the navy had a major role to play in re-adjusting "our military preparedness". Underlining that the sea was increasingly relevant in the context of India's security interests, Manmohan Singh said: "We must re-adjust our military preparedness to this changing environment.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In what will mark a quantum leap for India's shipbuilding capabilities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine at a quiet function at Visakhapatnam by the month-end but it could be a while before the vessel is commissioned, an official said. "The construction work is complete and the submarine will be formally launched into the water by the Prime minister," the official said, adding the function will be attended by Defence Minister A.K.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Monday for a four-day trip to Paris, where he will attend the French National Day parade, and the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh for the 15th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. Manmohan Singh, who is the first foreign leader to be accorded the honour of being chief guest at the Bastille Day parade, will be in Paris for a day before leaving for Sharm-el-Sheikh.

May 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Sunday said that his party's prime ministerial candidate Manmohan Singh and its commitment to the India-US nuclear deal were not negotiable. 'From my side, I know - and I do know my mother's views on this - that he is the best prime ministerial candidate,' the 38-year-old told CNN-IBN in an interview here.

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed confidence that the Congress and its allies would form the next government, but left the door open for the Left parties, saying 'all options are open'. 'The Congress and its allies will form the next government,' a confident Manmohan Singh said when asked whether he was optimistic about forming the next government.

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed confidence that the Congress and its allies would form the next government, but left the door open for the Left parties, saying 'all options are open'. 'The Congress and its allies will form the next government,' a confident Manmohan Singh said when asked whether he was optimistic about forming the next government.

February 10th, 2009 BANGALORE - India's ambitious project to build a nuclear-powered attack submarine is in its final stages, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.