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.