The standing committee on defence made a strong recommendation of building three aircraft carriers for the Indian Navy.
Apart from this, the committee also went into details of winter uniforms for the soldiers defending the northern borders of the country and bulletproof jackets. It also suggested that the Border Road Organisation (BRO) should concentrate on infrastructure projects along the borders in the north of India and also consider getting some other organisation on board for the development of coastal roads.
“Taking into account the long coastline and hostile adversaries on both sides of the Indian peninsula, an aircraft carrier on both sides of the coast is quintessential to uphold operational requirements. However, repair work of a huge vessel such as an aircraft carrier takes a considerably long time. Therefore, to bridge operational deficiencies thus arising, three aircraft carriers are an unavoidable requirement to meet any eventualities,” the standing committee on defence suggested.
