I have never said or even implied that ours is an indigenous effort. It is of course but a joint venture. As far as the Arjun goes we came to know about it's 70 % figure through a report from authorities that knew about it. We'll see when a report is released about Tejas so till then hold your horses.
Also indians are known to have procured their laser guided munitions from Israelis. They also have taken some tot from them but overall they are still dependent on various sources for their defence needs. We at least have the ability to produce these weapons at home.
Nothing you mentioned here actually addresses my points. In fact, you've gone even deeper into your argument, which is already illogical. The Arjun has nothing to do with the Tejas program, so the comparison is flawed. Next, The thunder can be considered partially indigenous, as many of it's components are Pakistan, and 42% of it is manufactured in Pakistan.
It doesn't matter where the weapons come from, we're talking about the fighter itself, again, this is a flawed argument.
Tejas
engine:US
design:french
manufacturing: india but what % we don't know
Which proves nothing. The China's J-20 fighter uses a Russian engine (albeit for testing purposes), but that does not mean that the fighter is Russian. The design is Indian, they may have gotten some assistance from France, but it is very much an Indian design. The manufacturing is completely done in India (other than, maybe the engines), don't speculate if you don't know.
First of all the project is always mentioned as a joint venture between both countries. Secondly this thread is about weaponary on the JF -17, you are supposed to be stopping detraction of topics if I remember.
Also with the amount of TOT and building experience the Indians have gotten from different platforms, the Tejas should have been much easier to build. Considering the engine, radar, electronic systems are all foreign based it is surprising they have not gotten further faster.
I bet to differ. The JF-17 is usually referred to as indigenous, go on any Pakistani media center and ask them; hell, even the air force refers to it as indigenous; Why shouldn't they? The thunder does have a number of Pakistani components, and Pakistan owns 45% of the air frame. Joint venture doesn't automatically negate the indigenous designation.
The Tejas is India's fighter real attempt at building a fighter. Just because you have the parts, doesn't mean you know how to put them together. Putting two different technologies together requires a lot of effort, and often requires some sort of middle man, which is where India's engineers come in. India had to develop brand new tech to fit these many components together, so give credit where it's due.
ToT and basic manufacturing/assembling components don't equate to having the proper knowledge to build a fighter.