PM-GORSHKOV 2 LAST

"It is a fact that the Gorshkov project is behind
schedule. But we are working on it to get delivery by 2012. We
continue to address it at every bilateral meet with the
Russians," Verma said.

Assuring that the work on Gorshkov, which India bought
in 2004 and rechristened as INS Vikramaditya, had not stopped,
Verma said the repair and refit was continuing with adequate
resources pumped in by Russians to complete the work before
the revised deadline.
After India bought the warship for USD 974 million,
Russian shipyard, Sevmash, hiked the price twice since 2007
and currently demands an additional USD 2.9 billion for the
warship.
Defence Minister of India A K Antony recently said the
deal was not likely to be clinched during Singh's visit to
Moscow. PTI VS
MYR