<p>India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday.</p>.<p>In a statement to the media after reviewing the progress made in the construction of the IAC, Singh described it as India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.</p>.<p>"Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to India's 75th year of India's independence", he said.</p>.<p>Singh visitedthe IAC being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited here.</p>
<p>India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday.</p>.<p>In a statement to the media after reviewing the progress made in the construction of the IAC, Singh described it as India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.</p>.<p>"Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to India's 75th year of India's independence", he said.</p>.<p>Singh visitedthe IAC being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited here.</p>