Yes, but like I have said, there are significant differences between India and China in this area to make comparisons unfair to both sides.
The lessons learnt on the Kaveri project will be used by GRTE to develop the power plant for the AURA UCAV. And what about India's successful indigenous efforts in the rotary-wing field? First the ALH, now the LCH and soon the LUH. And the LCA is hardly a failure, in fact it is just starting its journey to be a huge success. There are many other areas that get little attention but provide some credible results- Radars, EW systems, Command and control etc etc. Bit by bit is certainly true.