MKI is a heavy duty multi role aircraft with balence shifter to air to air mode,and maritime strike is also very important one since sea routes are the gate way of ours and our two important enemies.Now lets come to mig 29k and MKI both are using same kh series cruise missiles for anti shipping role,in this scenario MKI's powerful radar and its range of detection,aircraft's combat range will clearly beat 29k. Only area where mig is having advantage over MKI is later can't operate from India's present aircraft carrier.
Now we are in position to design and develop our own aircraft so better to concentrate on AMCA instead of going behind mig1.44.