Could cruiser construction prepare India to build carriers?

Could Indian experience building cruisers have supported emergency construction of light aircraft carriers?

Possibly. A yard developed through cruiser construction might later have been able to build light or light-fleet carriers.

An Indian yard experienced in cruiser construction might later have been able to build light or light-fleet aircraft carriers. The possibility depends on first developing that cruiser-building capability. It is a suggested path for wartime expansion, without a specified carrier design or construction timetable.