My problem is not imports per se
It is
capability gap of the forces viz adversaries in terms of numbers, leave tech aside, because of back and forth and tug of war between chindi/IDDM pushing Govt and import-loving Voldemorts wanting bulk orders of foreign toys.
Voldemorts know the Govt is chindi and will not give them the expensive imports in large quantities they want, but instead of making their peace with this like the Navy did many decades ago and start designing/developing/purchasing whatever they need from within the country, they are busy stonewalling existing projects like Tejas or ATAGS or MGS or whatever else.
So that the Govt is forced to consent to Imports, ofc this scheme to "force" the Govt doesn't work and neither the Govt's scheme to force IDDM on Voldemorts, and the winners of this are Pakistan and China.
A peace deal between Govt and Voldemorts can be a piece meal procurement of the allegedly HiGh TeCh and PrOvEn imports in exchange for large orders of domestic gear, but Voldemorts don't even want that.
I mean the same chindi Govt is ok with importing 26 Rafales from France for the Navy, but then the Navy is also gigachad
and has never bothered the Govt for importing ships as the mainstay of the fleet.