By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy(Ret)*
It is difficult to recall so much global and naval attention being focused on submarines, nuclear or conventional, at any time in the past few decades in the wake of the sudden and surprising announcement of the AUKUS pact, the cancellation of the French Barracudas and Canberra’s intent to “go SSN.” It is likely that even the USS Nautilus’ “Underway on nuclear power” may have drawn less media attention, even while making allowances for quieter times.
