The crash of India's Tejas fighter in front of global arms buyers at the Dubai Airshow is the latest blow to a key national trophy, leaving the jet reliant on Indian military orders to sustain its role as a showcase of home-built defence technology.
The cause of Friday's crash was not immediately known but it capped a week of
jockeying for influence at the event, attended by India's arch-rival Pakistan
six months after the neighbouring foes faced off in the world's largest air
battle in decades.
Such a public loss will inevitably overshadow India's efforts to establish
the jet abroad after a painstaking development over four decades, experts said,
as India paid tribute to Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who died in the crash.
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