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It was a contingency as the sole functional antique carrier was overdue for retirement, let our industry deliver the first one on time. Vikramaditya, INS Chakra are strategic acquisitions for India and can't be acquired openly on the market....all projects of carrier scale overrun estimates...

Yes, US Navy would have acted as detterence had the USSR came to help....Anyway, what UK does has no relevance to us. We have our own requirements and we are still a subcontinent and they are shadow of their past.

UK is an American bitch and in that way they have 11 carriers. India has its needs and carrier even outdated is effective in our region against Pakistan and Chinese ships. When we do not have our industry that is capable and competent then less than optimal decisions is the natural consequence...

It is a reasonable decision no matter what you say and does provide India with options when things go south especially with our western neighbor. Skills, training and what not continues because we have one that is working and lets modern jet like mig-29k take off and land and excercise with...