06/06/2026
Russia has renewed its pitch to jointly develop and manufacture the Su-57 stealth fighter with India, offering technology transfer and industrial cooperation in a move that could reshape India's future air combat capabilities.
The proposal comes as India works on its indigenous AMCA stealth fighter while monitoring reports of Pakistan's potential acquisition of China's J-35.
With questions over timelines, technology access, and strategic autonomy, New Delhi faces a critical choice: buy an existing fifth-generation fighter, partner with a foreign supplier, or stay the course with a homegrown solution.
Whatever India decides could define the balance of air power in South Asia for decades.
Russia has renewed its pitch to jointly develop and manufacture the...