Chinese media uses tragic Kilo-class submarine accident to mock 'Paper Tiger' India

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.