The problem is/was india isn’t australia and UK, these are just one of things why India keeps away from US defence equipment from last many decades. it delays our frigates further and this adds more reasons not to buy US arms. the question is why US needs to delay everything for 3 to 4 months, are they willing pay the extra costs incurred by India due the delay.
if in case of Russia, the govt is fine while the companies have problems in delivering projects on time, in case of US, the companies are fine, the Govt is the problem with all the EUMs and these kind of restrictions. ultimately its the Govt which India deals with because all military deals are Govt to Govt for both countries.
Boeing was fine company to cooperate with ADA on LCA Project but their govt restrictions simply wouldn’t allow them to do hence EADS got the opportunity.
The only answer is indigenous equipment. The only country i trust to be our all weather ally in the post Soviet period is Israel and more and more JVs should be signed with them.
Russian problem is not just the companies, the government is also a problem as the Russian economy crumbles they demand more from us. If we want U.S equipment we have to follow the American rules. Many countries do not have a problem, we used to because we were non-allied and all that. I can already see shifts in foriegn policy so much so that the requirements may be changed. This problem with the Shivalik is not India specific, that in itself shows its the normal working of the U.S system.
From an American point of view it may still need time to trust a country which was allied to its principal rival for many years. It is the same from the Indian POV. So one cannot expect it all to go away one morning. It will as years go by and I can see India & United States being premier defense partners.
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