By 2020, a new aircraft will be added on IN too, along with 2 new SSBNs, 2 new destroyers, and couple of Frigates and corvettes, and probably 6 Scorpenes.
IN is hoping to have the Vikrant in service by 2020 but knowing India it will be more like 2022-2023.
Ok, let me give you that in this case.
Let us make a comparison between PLAN and IN additions between now and 2020:
1. 1 70,000 tonne aircraft carrier(PLAN) versus 1 40,000 tonne carrier for IN - PLAN Win
2. 6 Type 55 12-13,000 tonne Cruisers and 7 8,000 tonne Type 52 destroyers(PLAN) versus 2 destroyers for IN
- PLAN Win by many magnitudes
3. 3 Type 95 SSNs versus say 1 Akula 2 from Russia - PLAN easy win.
Can you not see that as time goes by that IN will keep falling behind?
Unless India economy starts growing much faster than Chinese one for many decades and India can produce it's own weapons then IN will fall further and further behind PLAN.
Seriously, I know everyone is nationalistic but the idea of IN being any more than a nuisance to PLAN from around 2025 onwards is a complete and utter joke.
From around 2025-2030 onwards, the worlds Oceans will be contested between the USN and PLAN.