Just as an aside, to the best of my knowledge, the case presented by what was DOR(Sea) and later DEC (PS) for the carriers never even considered the F******** as a realistic scenario.
The need was based on European and Asian scenarios, for which the capability was deemed complementary to land-based air.
The other nice thing about them - particularly considering what is currently happening in Peshawar and elsewhere along the LoC is that it brings several thousand tonnes of F44, C4ISTAR, messing, workshops, spares and several hundred tonnes of stuff that goes bang with it, in a controlled, defended environment. Granted, not a vast amount of use in Kandy, but less politically sensitive and vulnerable to cheap attack/denial than other bases out east........