Archimedes,
Yes, very true about the Gorshkov. The deal for her has been about to be signed for at least three years. In the meantine she' sitting at her berth without proper maintenance and slowly decaying. All her sisters were "retired early" due to mechanical problems. Even the Kusnetsov has never undertaken an operational deployment because she shares the same machinery. You can fix most problems with enough money, but the Indians are not known for throwing large sums of dosh around.
I suspect that Invincible and the FA2 (sans AMRAAM) will become attractive as an interim solution until their home grown ADS becomes a reality. I hear from RichardB on the RN board that the disposals agency has already given India a quote for Invincible and her FA2s.