News reports have said [1] that nuclear submarines, French Rafale and Indian Mig29K fighters are taking part in the military Exercise Varuna off the Goa coast. India's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is also taking part in the drill along with the French aircraft carrier and the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale), the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, Charles de Gaulle [2]. Earlier, there was a fire [3] on board INS Vikramaditya [4], which was built in 1987 as the Soviet *Admiral Gorshkov *[3] and decommissioned in 1996, before being purchased by India in 2004. The fire had resulted in some uncertainty over whether it would be taking part....
[1] https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1123626663751761920 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_aircraft_carrier_Charles_de_Gaulle [3] http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/apr/26/naval-officer-dies-while-fighting-fire-on-board-ins-vikramaditya-probe-ordered-1969318.html [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Vikramaditya