But they had better option to buy Mirage-2000 and Rafales; still they took the wiser path of indigenous ness, which helped PAF entering into Aircraft manufacturing. Today's Block 3 of JF-17 is comparable with Grippen NG and f-16 Block 60s. Kudos to Mushaf Ali Mir that envisioned and tirelessly worked for that to happen.
And yes, BGI was a great deal for BAF but those weren't comparable to JF-17s.
Before becoming sarcastic again, earn some intellectual capital, understand? The following links would help U to do it, BTW...
1.
India, US discover large deposits of natural gas in Bay of Bengal
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/india-us-discover-large-deposits-natural-gas-bay-bengal-687934
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ONGC discovers oil, gas in Bay of Bengal's KG block
http://www.hindustantimes.com/busin...-s-kg-block/story-0F7r56L5B57aQ3CAmx1nmN.html