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INS Vikramaditya inducted into Navy
Severodvinsk (Russia), November 16 The 44,500-tonne warship was commissioned into the Navy at the Sevmash Shipyard in this northern Arctic port at a handing over ceremony attended by Defence Minister AK Antony, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and senior government and naval officials of the two countries. The Russian flag on the vessel was lowered and the flag of the Indian Navy was raised in its place. In a traditional Indian ritual, a coconut was broken against the ship's side. The commissioning papers were signed by deputy director of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Igor Sevastyanov and ship’s captain Suraj Berry, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reported. The carrier will be escorted to India on a near two-month voyage. — PTI Will take 2 months to reach India
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