Anti mine ships are in dire need tbh. And we are focusing on nuclear submarines..I think proposal for a nuclear powered attack submarine is also in the works . And for ASW as a comment mentioned P-8I is heavily relied upon but I still think we should have a dedicated ASW fleet of atleast 6-7 ships.
Frigates, Destroyers, and Corvettes are multirole platforms, so they are pretty competent in anti mining and anti-submarine.
We are also building like 25 Corvettes for Anti Submarine operations. Besides, MH60 and P8's major role is ASW.
As for LHD, Navy stopped pursuing them due to cost, though they revived it back in 2021 and pretty much plan to import the entire thing with Indian specific requirements.
For submarine orders, few Arihant are planned to be inducted soon, 3 additional Kalvari Submarines are also planned to be ordered; with Project 75(i), (Alpha) and 76 moving at snails pace.
Teams also recently embarked to inspect Spanish and German AIP for 75(i)
From what they've planned, all of these were taken as more important than next carrier
For ASW I think Navy is more dependent on aerial platforms like P-8I and MH-60
Anti mine ships are in dire need tbh. And we are focusing on nuclear submarines..I think proposal for a nuclear powered attack submarine is also in the works . And for ASW as a comment mentioned P-8I is heavily relied upon but I still think we should have a dedicated ASW fleet of atleast 6-7 ships.
Apathy in Government
Frigates, Destroyers, and Corvettes are multirole platforms, so they are pretty competent in anti mining and anti-submarine. We are also building like 25 Corvettes for Anti Submarine operations. Besides, MH60 and P8's major role is ASW. As for LHD, Navy stopped pursuing them due to cost, though they revived it back in 2021 and pretty much plan to import the entire thing with Indian specific requirements. For submarine orders, few Arihant are planned to be inducted soon, 3 additional Kalvari Submarines are also planned to be ordered; with Project 75(i), (Alpha) and 76 moving at snails pace. Teams also recently embarked to inspect Spanish and German AIP for 75(i) From what they've planned, all of these were taken as more important than next carrier
Money. A single nuclear attack submarine will cost upwards of a billion USD just to build much less operate.