I hope you’re right - it would be good for us to have a credible threat on China’s southern border to keep them busy. But I remember reading that the Indian Air Force rejected the home-grown plane. If it’s being forced on them regardless by politicians who will never have to fly in one, it’s not exactly promising for the next time China decided to get serious.
the chinese bug lockdown has destroyed the economy. there is no money for better planes. Also, every force would like to have the shiniest toys. they are not necessary in the pakistani context