The commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier has been delayed till September next year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. While reconciling to this setback, the Navy remains all the more keen to push its case for a third aircraft carrier as well as two new fighter squadrons to counter China’s expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-keen-on-3rd-aircraft-carrier-to-retain-edge-over-china-even-as-2nd-delayed-yet-again/articleshow/77232510.cms