Putin concluded his two-day state visit to India and returned to Russia. Indian media extensively covered the event, lavishly praising the solid friendship between Russia and India. What surprised me, however, was that the much-anticipated nuclear energy cooperation and Su57 fighter jet deal, which had dominated earlier headlines, failed to produce any concrete agreements and were merely described as vague intentions for cooperation.
Regarding the Su57 project in particular, India believes its previous cooperation with Russia was unpleasant. If the two countries cooperate again, India wants to lead the project. India demands full technology transfer, local production in India, and the ability to independently replace all critical components, while Russia would only share profits from large sales volumes. Frankly, if I were Russian, I would tell the Indians to go to a hospital and get their heads examined after hearing such demands.
Fifth-generation fighter technology involves aerodynamic design, advanced turbofan engines, radars, fire-control systems, electronic warfare suites, ejection seats, helmet-mounted displays, stealth coatings, and countless other cutting-edge military technologies. Every single one of these items is top-tier military secret. No country on earth would ever transfer such technology to another state. India cannot even manufacture a decent assault rifle, yet it expects to swallow all of Russias fifth-generation fighter technology in one procurement deal. A brain check at the hospital seems urgently needed.
Moreover, given Indias track record of credibility, if Russia actually transferred all that technology, Russia could be kicked out of the partnership at any moment.
In reality, the Indian Air Force does not have many options left. Pakistan has already confirmed it will acquire J35 fighters, and time will not wait for India to develop its still-on-PowerPoint AMCA stealth fighter. Speaking of AMCA, it is yet another scam project from Hindustan Aeronautics following the disasters of Tejas and Dhruv. This PowerPoint fighter boasts comprehensive specifications, claiming to be Asias best and capable of crushing Chinas J20 and J35, while serving both air-superiority and carrier-based roles for the navy.
Yet the Tejas, after half a century of development, still cannot enter full production and remains severely underperforming. Two crashed in 2025 alone, and it never dared to fight Pakistani aircraft, becoming a global laughingstock. At the Tejas development pace, by the time AMCA enters service, China and Pakistan will already be flying eighth-generation fighters. As for indigenous content rate, just look at Tejas: engine, radar, fire-control system, ejection seat, everything is imported. Only the airframe shell, the pilot, and the undigested curry in his stomach are genuinely made in India.
Of course, India could try buying from the United States. However, acquiring F35 comes with extremely strict conditions that India can hardly meet. Even if India pays an enormous price, the jets usage would be tightly controlled by Washington. Any unauthorized combat employment would result in remote locking of the aircraft. Technology transfer from the US is completely out of the question. General Electric has already signed engine-supply contracts with India only to drag its feet and prioritize domestic and allied customers, causing chronic delays for Tejas production.
Because Modi initially refused Trumps trade extortion, the US imposed 50% tariffs on India, and Trump repeatedly humiliated India for losing dogfights to Pakistan. What truly broke Indian hearts was that just days ago Modi quietly surrendered by importing American LPG and opening some agricultural markets, yet received no mercy in return. Trade talks continue, with Trump still trying to shear more Indian wool. Not only does the US refuse to sell F35 to India, it also keeps a close eye on Indias arms purchases from Russia. Should India rashly buy Su57, Washington could impose additional sanctions on India for supporting Russias war.
During the Biden administration, the US used India to contain China and occasionally tossed some treats to Modi as reward. Now that Trump is back in the White House, he completely disregards Indias efforts to counter China. Far from offering treats, he humiliates Modi and India at every turn. Even more laughably, Trump treats Xi Jinping with great respect, repeatedly calling them good friends and floating the G2 concept. India now faces a three-front encirclement from Pakistan, China, and Bangladesh alone, confronting far more advanced Chinese weapons. The Bharat Empires situation is dire.
However, as a well-wisher of India, I can offer Great Priest Modi one constructive suggestion that will definitely solve the fighter crisis. China already has multiple sixth-generation fighters flying prototypes. Starting fifth-generation development now would already be too late. Therefore, India should directly leap to developing eighth-generation fighters. By the time China equips sixth-generation and starts seventh-generation programs, they will be shocked to discover that the Bharat Empire has already mastered eighth-generation technology and will panic and beg for mercy from the Bharat Empire. Pakistan and Bangladesh will immediately cancel their independence. All of South Asia, including Chinas Tibet, will become territory of the Bharat Empire.
The only difficulty is defining what an eighth-generation fighter actually is. Fortunately, India has a huge pool of outstanding engineers who have successively ruined IBM, Twitter, Starbucks, Boeing, and other famous American companies, causing Silicon Valley to lose its technological edge over China. India can recall all of them, send them to Hindu temples first to meditate and rediscover the ancient science of the Bharat Empire. After all, ancient Bharat invented satellites, the internet, AI, and aircraft. That long-lost aircraft technology is very likely the key to eighth-generation fighters.
My preliminary estimate of its core components is as follows: twin cow-dung engines producing 100000 kilonewtons of thrust, enabling flight at 20 times the speed of sound. Stealth coating made of curry, rendering it completely invisible to any radar. Weapon system consists of cow-urine sprayers with powerful missile-interception capability that instantly melt enemy aircraft on contact. As for the fire-control system, it is truly awesome, using ancient Bharat Empire AI technology. The operating principle is that Great Priest Modi sits in meditation with 200 disciples chanting mantras. High-G maneuvers are executed by corresponding disciples performing yoga poses. Flight stability and visual spectacle are absolutely guaranteed. No pilot is needed since everything is remotely controlled. This AI technology terrifies China, Russia, the United States, and the European Union, all of whom have declared willingness to accept protection from the Bharat Empire.
Great Priest Modi will be crowned Emperor of Planet Earth, the Bharat Empire will be fully revived, all Indians will get collective holidays, and the entire nation will celebrate for three years. Jai Hind!