Maj Gen GD Bakshi Attacks US' Unfair Game With India Over Fighter Jets | Explained

In this hard-hitting analysis, retired Major General GD Bakshi takes strong aim at what he calls the United States’ “unfair game” with India over fighter jets and critical aero-engines.

Bakshi argues that repeated delays, sharp price hikes, and restrictive technology-transfer conditions on American GE engines for the Tejas LCA and the upcoming AMCA fifth-generation fighter program are deliberately designed to weaken India’s indigenous aircraft projects and keep the Indian Air Force dependent on foreign suppliers.

Watch the full explanation as Maj Gen GD Bakshi breaks down the strategic implications, the real cost of over-reliance on Western partners, and why India must prioritise self-reliance in combat aviation.