To me it would not matter if HAL only made one rupee on a billion dollar deal. If deliveries were on time, quality was consistent, after sales support was good the value of the deal would be enormous in terms of engendering potential customer confidence.This us our first export attempt ,hal is compromising profit for market and globsl image...
I see it that way, too. You could fill that niche but I have my reservations about HAL performing as well as a non-PSU would perform. I would suggest getting another company involved in building aircraft in addition to HAL....we can be the much needed intermediary between expensive west , low quality export choyna and heavy category russia.