That is because Indian is military does not trust the indigenous hardware. Maybe time will change but as of now, India need to rely on foreign assistance for quality weaponry such as Brahmos or modify its planes to carry this missile. But my main focus was not that India cannot build most of its weapons, but that if India develops a closer relationship with either US or Russia, then the relationship can mature beyond just a business relationship. As of now, India straddles between Russia and the US. And this is actually counter productive when purchasing weapons as all the transaction between India with US and Russia are all business relationships only. If anyone still believe that there is a special relationship between India and Russia (such as between US and Israel or your buddies China and Pakistan), hope this thread have waken you up from your dream.
