Can you please elaborate how? Rather buying fighters from other countries brings corruption in place.
So what is your solution, we should stop AMCA , close down DRDO and all R&D going on in India and keep buying FA from other countries for the next 10 decades or forever.
In the last 66+ years of independence we have just learnt to CRITICIZE. Criticize Government for not performing, Criticize Society for not keeping the environment clean, Criticize PSUs for not performing but never think of getting into it & change the system.
I hate seeing some random people criticizing DRDO all day for not being in par in performance with the best in the world but never cheer for them for what they have achieved. As for example, look our western neighbor and see what DRDO has achieved in a small pie of the fund they receive for their R&D.
When ADA started designing LCA, they didn't even have 2nd gen technology in place. But today they have designed a true 4th gen fighter, which is comparable to any indigenous effort atleast in this part of the world. It will by far prove to be the best interceptor in the region.
So don't be pessimistic. And the word 5th gen itself is a vague term. It is a sum total of avionics, engine performance, flight envelope,etc. Now what I wanna mean is though Rafale is a 4.5 gen fighter, it's AESA radar, EW system etc are close to 5th gen technology. It is not a stealth aircraft though.
Avionics keep evolving every 5-7 years. AESA will be a viable dream by 2020. EW system and other avionics designed & developed by DRDO for Su-30mki is spot on. No crash for LCA in 2500+ flights shows competency of ADA/DRDO in designing & developing fighter. Though engine is and will be a big worry in days to come. But we have to start accepting our failures as well, so that we put in more effort next time and change it into success.