But, as The Economist observed, “rarely does nemesis follow hubris so quickly.” Indeed, just two days after the Vikrant’s launch, explosions at the naval dockyard in Mumbai sank INS Sindhurakshak – one of the ten Kilo-class submarines that form the backbone of India’s aging conventional-submarine fleet – killing 18 crew members.
但是，《经济学人》（Economist）观察到，“狂妄导致失败的报应从未来得这么快。”事实上，维克兰特下水仅仅两天后，孟买海军船坞爆炸导致了Sindhurakshak号下沉，十八名船员丧生。Sindhurakshak号是构成印度日益老化的常规潜艇力量基石的十艘基洛级潜艇之一。