The country has yet to develop a credible armament-production base like that of, say, Japan, which is co-developing advanced weapons systems with the US. In fact, India depends on imports – not only from major suppliers like the US and Russia, but also from Israel, the world’s sixth-largest arms exporter – to meet even basic defense needs.
问题在于印度防务部门几乎没有可以卖给美国的东西。印度还没有发展出与（比如）日本类似的可靠的武器生产基础，日本已可以与美国合作开发先进的武器系统。事实上，甚至是基本防务需要，印度也依赖进口——不仅从美国和俄罗斯等主要供应国进口，也从世界第六大武器出口国以色列进口。