On Friday morning, the 45,000-tonne Vikrant got the prefix INS (Indian Naval Ship) at a formal commissioning ceremony, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a moment that was 13 years in the making. The vessel – 262m (860ft) long and almost 60m (197ft) tall – is the first aircraft carrier India has designed and built on its own. It has the capacity to hold 30 fighter planes and helicopters. Mr Modi called the carrier “a floating city” and the “symbol of indigenous potential”. “With INS Vikrant, India has…
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