True. But as such does not India have very good vessels and newly acquired submarine enough to maintain current status of superior naval force within South Asian region? What is the need for an aircraft carrier? We are not going to take our vessels to far off lands/seas like the US does. Basically, we have threat only from our neighborhood. For this, I guess an aircraft carrier is not only quite expensive proposition but also highly strung with strings making the ownership of the carrier only a show piece, kind of muscular bulge to make wary the enemies.
