I don't think so
AC is best for Naval Supremacy and Blockades , Maritime Surveillance Coastal Clear ops and so on
we need At least 4 carriers But all of them should be CATOBAR or F 35 kind STOVL Carrier
INS Vikramaditya might be effective against Pakistan,Do you think it will be against China ?
From my understanding ,Aircraft carriers are both maintenance as well as financial burdens because it requires huge sums for overhauling and operations as well as it requires a
battle group of surface as well as subsurface vessels which would just add to the cost.
India's annual revenue is only 200 billion $ of which 40 billion is spent on military and of which only 10 billion $ is spent on the Navy.
Do you think with such meagre financial condition,it is advisable to have an Aircraft carrier ?
As i said Aircraft carriers might be effective against Pakistan but not against China because if India were to send it to South China Sea,their 50 plus submarines will
be lurking beneath to hunt it down,not to mention being on the cross-hairs of their specially designed anti carrier missiles.
But subs are all together a different ball game,rather they are a game changer, a nuke SSBN would be very effective because it can target China without even going anywhere
near to it's boundaries.On the top of that it can move alone stealthily without the requirement of any protection ships.