Wasn't the JF-17 based on a Russian prototype?
The video said its range is 160km yet it said it can travel around India in 16 hours with just 3 stops for refueling. So India is only 640km wide?
No. The JF-17 originally called Super-7, based on J-7
India Brahmos project went well. so does Indian nuclear submarines.
Russia certainly could have, but it wouldn't make sense to do so. It could and did just export what it already had. The JF-17 was developed as an export fighter because China had nothing of its own to export (the most advanced "indigenous" fighter at that point was the J-10). It wanted to exploit the niche for a light, very cheap fighter. Russia was exporting Sukhois and MiGs, it didn't need to play in that niche.
Leased sub is for training. I am referring to Indian built nuclear subs that fired ballistic missile recently. Those subs are designed for Indian requirement. similar with Brahmos I will not consider it license more like further development.
The LCA/Tejas was also supposed to be in that niche. Basically the F-5/MiG-21 for the 21st century since both the USA and Russia abandoned that market for higher margins.
