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I would disagree.@hinduguy :
You have missed my point.
India should go for a less capable indigenous system rather than buy a better foreign product as it is available. Like China you build inferior systems now and better ones later on. Look how good their SAMs and tanks are now.
What makes you think that more of the Indian projects would not be more successful if there was a greater intent to see these projects succeed? Afterall lots of Indians gloat that Indian politicians prefer foreign as it helps to line their pockets with kickbacks.
Lastly, dont worry about the idiotic Indian posters here as I dont take them seriously anyway.
China is an exception to the rule. Also china does not have much choice other than building their own.
We have two choices. Go indigenous in everything. Thats the view of lot of people in older generation when we were isolated from the world, especially western world and were living in a technology denial regime.
Also when we were short of foreign exchange, every penny counted.
The situation is different now. Its a much more globalized world. You build defence through partnership and not isolation. Look at western countries.
Also, defence industry need more players (private ones) who can compete otherwise Indian armed forces will have inferior products built by govt forever.