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India launches new aircraft carrier as China concerns grow

Navy sailors pose for a selfie on the deck of India's first home-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, after it was commissioned in Kochi, India, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The INS Vikrant, whose name is a Sanskrit word for “powerful" or "courageous," was commissioned Friday as it seeks to counter regional rival China's much larger and growing fleet, and expand its own indigenous shipbuilding capabilities. (AP Photo/Prakash Elamakkara)

In this handout picture provided by the Press Information Bureau, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, during its commissioning in Kochi, India, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. India on Friday commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier in its quest to match an aggressive China with a much larger naval fleet. (Press Information Bureau via AP)

People watch the INS Vikrant leave for trials in the Arabian Sea in Kochi, India, July 2, 2022. India on Friday, Sept. 2, commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier in its quest to match an aggressive China with a much larger naval fleet. (AP Photo/Melton Antony)

In this handout picture provided by the Indian Navy, INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, sails for sea trials from Kochi, India, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. India on Friday commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier in its quest to match an aggressive China with a much larger naval fleet. The INS Vikrant (Powerful), the new 262-meter (860-foot) carrier designed by the Indian navy and built at the Cochin shipyard in southern India, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the country's commemoration of 75 years of independence from British rule. (Indian Navy via AP)

India launches new aircraft carrier as China concerns grow