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The carrier saw combat and served India well. Key point: This carrier no longer serves New Delhi. However, it did fight in combat and helped India win a war with Pakistan. In the wake of the commissioning of China’s second aircraft carrier, it’s worth remembering that the People’s Republic of China is actually only the third Asian state to operate its own aircraft carrier. The first was Japan, which after a long hiatus following its World War II misadventures, is only just getting back into carrier operations. This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.

India is celebrating the golden jubilee year (Swarnim Vijay Varsh) of the victory in the 1971 war New Delhi: The Indian Navy's tableau at the Republic Day parade this year will showcase models of INS Vikrant and naval operations that were conducted during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, said its spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal on Friday. "This year's tableau being paraded is in pursuance of tri-services theme "Swarnim Vijay Varsh" and showcases Indian Navy's stellar role during the 1971 Indo-Pak war," he said at a press conference here. The forward part of the tableau depicts the attack on...

The debate around a third aircraft essentially arises from the monumental cost outlay required to build one. India's INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier.  |  Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights The third aircraft carrier, INS Vishal, still to be approved, may cost up to $8 billion and is likely to take 14 years to build Some, including officers from the Navy itself, have contended that the naval defence budget may be better spent in modernising India's submarine fleet In recent years, the Indian Navy has also been the victim of falling budgets A third aircraft carrier is ...