India's first homegrown carrier enters into service in tense Indo-Pacific

Vikrant represents step toward self-reliance and answer to China's blue-water advance

MOYURU BABA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India on Friday commissioned the INS Vikrant, its first indigenous aircraft carrier, marking a milestone in its push to reduce its military's reliance on foreign imports as tensions with China simmer.

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