The point is, that all makes no sense! In Germany we have a saying: Ihr tanzt auf zu vielen Hochzeiten gleichzeitig! und macht damit im Sinne alles, aber nichts richtig!
roughly translated as: You are dancing on too many weddings aka you are trying to do too many things at once! And in doing so, you are doing everything but nothing right!
The point is just to again roughly summarise: The IAF has NOW a dramatic shortage in fighters, already NOW a downfall in Squadrons and this situation will even more dramatically increase in the upcoming years!
Therefore the IAF/India has the intention to order or already ordered and the following projects in the making:
- Tejas Mk.1A .... but issues with a too limited production capacity and the engine issue!
- Tejas Mk.2 ... again delayed until at best 2026 for roll-out ... so when will it be ready for service?
- Rafale / maybe 2nd Batch / for IN: ... negotiations on negotiations but again a discussion on wet-dreams about indigenous radar, indigenous weapons, maybe even indigenous engine in XX years and local production!?
- MRFA: still not decided on a type since again too much discussion on the same wet-dreams like the Rafale deal
- Su-30MKI-PLUS: ... now you are talking about engines and indigenous systems and no replacement in sight!
- AMCA: until today more a dream for in about a decade at best if ever!
- everything else is vaporware
So, even if you decide on a MRMF type today, when will it be ready? When will a proposed factory in India be ready ... in summary TOO LATE!
Even if you decide on additional Rafales today, when will it be ready? ... Dassault has an order backlog for years and IF, when will a proposed factory in India be ready ... in summary even more TOO LATE!
And then there are still stupid jokes, "but the PLAN will surely have its own J-35 not ready within the next three years!
In three years, you maybe haven't even still made a decision on a type ... in three years, surely no factory is ready ! So when do you think to get these then even older types??
That's what I mean with IT ALL MAKES NO SENSE!