India's defense sector has undergone a significant transformation in 15 years. And it's only getting started
INS Vagsheer, launched in April 2022, is a submarine manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited
Image: Courtesy Mazgaon Dock
On the day India celebrated the 10th anniversary of her victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War of 1999, Gursharan Kaur, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife, launched India’s first home-made nuclear submarine, the INS Arihant, which has been in the works since 1984 with construction beginning in 1998.
(This story appears in the 31 May, 2024 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)