On Mamata Banerjee's tirade against the Indian Army: Military exercises are conducted regularly to hone the skills of army, navy and air force. On problems in building India's own aircraft carrier Vikrant: We are working in close coordination with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for Vikrant to be constructed. LCA Navy does not meet the navy staff requirements and thus we need to look at an alternate aircraft to have combat capability on our aircraft carrier. On women officers in the navy: Over the years, women officers have expanded their roles. Within a year's time, a survey will be done with women officers to seek consent how many actually want to serve on board ships.

Source: India Today December 02, 2016 11:54 UTC