After the unveiling, the Prime Minister said India has now joined the select club of nations who have developed indigenous aircraft carriers. Addressing the commissioning ceremony, Modi said: "INS Vikrant is a floating airfield, a floating town... and the power generated can light up 5,000 houses, while the cables can run to Kashi from Kochi." He said that the carrier's deck is the size of two football fields, an example of the government's aim to make India self-reliant even in the defence sector.
ANI