INS Vikrant Is An Assurance Of Greater Capabilities: S Jaishankar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned INS Vikrant on Friday, placing the country into a select league of countries with the domestic capability to develop aircraft carriers.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that India's maiden indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is not only an expression of new India but an assurance of greater capabilities for national security and global good. As a maritime nation,the SAGAR vision shapes India's outlook.We have been a reliable first responder & a growing contributor to global commons.The INS Vikrant is not only an expression of New India, but an assurance of greater capabilities for national security & global good. pic.twitter.com/lW27S5bLpB

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned INS Vikrant on Friday, placing the country into a select league of countries with the domestic capability to develop such large vessels.

Mr Jaishankar, who is here on a three-day visit to the UAE, said India has been a reliable first responder and a growing contributor to global commons.

"As a maritime nation, the SAGAR vision shapes India's outlook. We have been a reliable first responder & a growing contributor to global commons. The INS Vikrant is not only an expression of New India, but an assurance of greater capabilities for national security & global good," Mr Jaishankar said in a tweet.