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Amid Trump’s tariff shock, India informs US it won’t purchase F-35 fighter jets
(www.businesstoday.in)
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They make the SU-30MKI at home, and they're working a homegrown 5th gen fighter to replace it in the 2030s
Why would they buy the F-35? They might as well admit their own planes suck, and they're never going to do that.
One good reason is for the stealth function which their lower tier planes won't have. A small fleet would still be useful.