LCA provided good help to build and developed infrastructure from the scratch.
Pakistan is yet to start from scratch and if they will be able to make and develop even trainer aircraft in the coming years then I and Indians will be ready to take criticism from Pakistani friends.
Jf 17 -everything facilitated by china from scratch to development & testing in CHina. this is a bitter truth..
when India made the Nilgiri-class frigates (with help from UK), nobody thought that India will be making A aircraft career within 2 decades.. destroyers and frigates within 1 decade.
You must build inhouse - for example Sweden Gripen aircraft.... it is also made with Imported parts as same as Hal Tejas..... But of course, HAL Tejas is easy to target.
Now 10 years, a good outcome is waiting for the Indian aero industry.