Chinese state media used the successful launch of India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, and the accident of an Indian navy Kilo-class submarine that killed 18 sailors as fodder to mock its neighbor.
The Communist Party-run newspaper, the Global Times, used the term 'Paper Tiger' to describe the Indian navy, which has been locked in a fierce buildup race with the Chinese navy.
According to the Washington Times, the newspaper challenged India's claim that the INS Vikrant is "indigenous".
The newspaper called it a 'brand of 10,000 nations' because the ship is said to have used French blueprints, Russian air wings and U.S.-made engines.
The Global Times reported, in language that clearly gloated about the mishap, that the submarine's explosion seems to have provided a footnote to India's real naval prowess, the report added.
