@levina
I completely agree with your point of view. If implemented these deals have their benefits as well as drawbacks too. Thats why Indian establishment has been so skeptical on joint development of these weapon systems.
About the turmoil part, well taking into 3 nuclear powers & their respective conventional warfighting capabilities into account, I can safely say that, Situation can become a whole lot worst then Middle east itself. Thank god, we have some sane leaders who cleverly been ignoring battlecry of common population after each incident. Economic development should always be the first priority.
@Abingdonboy, well for the first time , something close to concrete is coming up about the whole development saga. Maybe it will be another addition to MAKE IN INDIA campaign. I hope these weapons will not come with a few strings attached.
Last but not the least, thanks for your reply mate. I never knew these developments took place even in 2005.