The delivery schedule of the 45,000-tonne warship slipped further after it encountered engine malfunctions during sea trials in Russia and is now expected to now reach Indian waters in the second half of next year.
During the meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (IR-IGMTC) between Defence Minister A K Antony and his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov on Thursday, the issue will come up for discussion, Navy officials said here.
"We plan to discuss our further cooperation in this project with our Indian colleagues at the IR-IGMTC," the Russian Defence Minister had recently said.
The ship, rechristened INS Vikramaditya, was scheduled for commissioning into Indian Navy by December 4, this year but Russian media reports have suggested that it would now be delivered only in October 2013.
Navy officials said so far Russian officials have not communicated the extent of damage caused to the warship due to the malfunctioning of the boilers.
They said India is expected to ask the Russian side to hand over the carrier to the Indian side within the stipulated delivery schedule and carry out the required overhauls within that time frame.
An Indian Navy team headed by a Vice Admiral has also come back from Russia after reviewing the progress on the work of the Kiev-class aircraft carrier. (More)
