India’s Defence Strategy, Marut & Tejas Programs, Air Power & China Challenge | Bharat Karnad
Those interested in the larger subject of India’s not being strategic-minded may want to listen in on this podcast (hosted by Ravi Kapur). [Alert: I misspoke on Tipu Sultan’s defeat at Seringapatna as on the Krishna River, it is the Kaveri River!]
Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, he was Member of the (1st) National Security Advisory Board and the Nuclear Doctrine-drafting Group, and author, among other books of, 'Nuclear Weapons and Indian Security: The Realist Foundations of Strategy', 'India's Nuclear Policy' and most recently, 'Why India is Not a Great Power (Yet)'. Educated at the University of California (undergrad and grad), he was Visiting Scholar at Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies, and Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, DC.
Watched it great session as always. I’ve never missed a lecture from Dr. Karnad.
But, Professor, I wanted to ask about the recently commissioned Indian SSBN, INS Aridhaman, the third boat of the Arihant class. Officially, it is said to have a displacement of around 7,000 tonnes.
However, you mentioned in your blog that it actually displaces far more than advertised and that its true capabilities are significantly greater.
Can you pls elaborate a little bit more what’s the source for this!
Security Wise 
@BharatKarnad
Watched it great session as always. I’ve never missed a lecture from Dr. Karnad.
But, Professor, I wanted to ask about the recently commissioned Indian SSBN, INS Aridhaman, the third boat of the Arihant class. Officially, it is said to have a displacement of around 7,000 tonnes.
However, you mentioned in your blog that it actually displaces far more than advertised and that its true capabilities are significantly greater.
Can you pls elaborate a little bit more what’s the source for this!
Not a big deal whether the displacement is 7,000 tons or +. What matters is the larger missile-torpedo load.
@BharatKarnad
Well yes professor it carries 8 VLS tubes for 8 long range K4/K5 SLBM which can very well reach thr eastern Seabored
And the K5s are Mirv too
But do you have some info about how silent the arihant class is when compared to the chinese Jin class type 094
How much stealthy it is?Anything you are willing to share
Indian SSBNs have been quieter and stealthier than the Chinese 092s and 094s.