PM Modi commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant the largest ship ever built in India s maritime history. During the event, PM Modi also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past. INS Vikrant will contribute in ensuring peace and stability.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new Ensign 'Nishaan' and said India has shed colonial past. New Navy ensign is inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, PM Modi said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that INS Vikrant is not only an expression of new India but an assurance of greater capabilities for national security and global good.
As India's first indigenously designed aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant was commissioned by PM Modi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hit out at the Central government. He asked 'Will PM acknowledge that INS Vikrant is a collective efforts of all governments since 1999?'