Umm,that's a bit hard to agree with.The Indian Navy is a big force multiplier & it's importance will only grow with the increasing maritime traffic of oil & goods through the Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean region.The terrain of India's borders with Pakistan & China is such that any sustained land war will lead to a stalemate.The Indian Navy can play a big difference in launching a naval blockade of resource starved Pakistan.Besides,China is expanding it's naval activities to Pakistan,Myanmmar & Bangladesh-it would be deadly foolish to expect the IN's budget to be diverted.It's true that possibilities of an Sino-Indo naval clash are remote,but then deterrence is the name of the game.
Lastly,N-subs armed N-weapons are easily the most survivable assets of any N-triad.Land & air based weapons esp against China have limited scope due to issues of range & vulnerability.An Indian N-sub or subs hanging around the Indian Ocean & upto the South China Sea can make a world of difference.FOr Pakistan,however SSKs equipped with AIP are more than enough.
I think where we disagree is in the notion of a blue-water navy.
I disagree with nothing in the post above, only that land borders make land and air forces pre-eminent for the Indian defense department.
There's no doubt India should have littoral and near-ocean capabilities, they just don't need 12 nuclear aircraft carriers.