Is LCA Tejas a copy of Mirage 2000?

Many analysts seem to claim that HAL LCA Tejas is a copy of Mirage 2000,which is operated by India also. Most likely they hold this belief as both are delta wing fighters. But this assumption is inherently wrong.
In 1990s, Dassault collaborated with LCA programme. Indian scientists were generally inspired by the delta wing design,as it has a good turn rate,high maneuverability,sustained flight control and is more agile. This inspiration became a base for Indian scientists for Tejas to be a delta-wing fighter.
As for delta wing resemblance, Mirage 2000 is based on a pure delta design while Tejas has a compound delta,which is sometimes referred to as cranked delta due to crank visible from an angle.
Tejas sports an all digital digital Fly by wire control system while Mirage 2000 makes use of an Analog Fly by wire control system
Mirage 2000 has a cone in it's inlet ,called the mouse,which is active and regulates air flow into the inlet at different speeds. Hence Mirage 2000 can achieve Mach 2.2 speed without damaging it's turbine blades while Tejas does not sport any movable mechanical parts.This restricts it's top speed to Mach 1.8. But lack of movable parts help in cutting down maintenance time,an advantage for Tejas to act as a point defence role as well as in multirole duties.
Tejas has Y shaped intakes to hide the blades,which help in reducing the frontal Radar Cross Section of the aircraft. Remarkable fact is RCS of Tejas is one sixth of Mirage 2000.
Both are different designs with different avionics. Inspiration is one thing, copying or reverse engineering is another thing.
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