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India not Threatened With China's new Aircraft Carrier but Growing Presence in the Indian Ocean

Prei Dy   |

Apr 28, 2017 05:33 AM EDT

India is not disconcerted on the recent launch of China's first indigenous aircraft carrier, saying it will take Beijing at least five years to make the warship capable of being deployed as an offensive weapon. What alarms New Delhi most is the rapid expansion of China's long-range naval deployments by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), The Economic Times reported.