1) I'm sure Japan invest a lot in India just for your beautifull eyes....
2) It was the same equation with Australia : same threat. And you know who was the winner.
1) this is true..... Japanese helped a lot in development of infrastructure and industries in India......and created millions of jobs.
Today you will find very few French, German, American or Chinese car or motorcycle on Indian roads ...... And yes Japanese companies have invested a lot in Indian infrastructure development too.
2) French can also get that opportunity in India and I believe all these technologies like jet engines, stealth and submarine technologies were discussed by French and Indian officials.
Now what are the technologies we will get if we buy billions of dollars worth of submarines and aircrafts ?? How French can help us in development of jet engines technologies
, stealth technologies like used in nursery n and other submarine related technologies ??
If France is not ready to share any critical technology then why we should buy French weapon systems ??
Atleast Japan will not sell their weapons to China or Pakistan but French will sell their weapons to our enemies .....Pakistan is still using French submarines and China is still using French engines in their halicopters.
For money you can share all the capabilities and shortcomings of India weapon systems with our enemies ( remember Falkland wars ?? )
There is no comparison between India and Australia and what they do with their money is non of our business, entire NATO will protect them in the case of war.