Rising Chinese N-subs a concern for India

I saw the coverage on NDTV 24x7 about China's Nuclear submarines very close to Indian border.

India has voiced concern over the build-up of Chinese submarines equipped with nuclear arsenals in its neighbourhood amid indications that the issue would be discussed by the Cabinet Committee on Security soon.

"It a 'concern' to India," Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta told newspersons in New Delhi when asked about the revelations by satellite pictures that China had amassed five nuclear submarines carrying long range missiles.

''It is not the nuclear submarine bases that matter, we are concerned over the number of nuclear submarines that are being built in our neighbourhood''

Satellite imagery reportedly showed that a substantial harbour has been built which could house scores of nuclear submarines equipped with ballistic missiles besides a host of aircraft carriers at the Sanya base on Southern tip of Hainan island.

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Alcohol production increasing in India

India is one of the largest producers of alcohol in the world and there has been a steady increase in its production over the last 15 years, according to fresh statistics.

India is a dominant producer of alcohol in the South-East Asian region with 65 per cent of the total share and contributes to around seven per cent of the total alcohol beverage imports into the region.

More than two-thirds of the total beverage alcohol consumption within the region is in India, according to figures in the newly-compiled 'Alcohol Atlas of India'.

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