I agree. The French ain't that stupid. Which is why they woke up, shortly after the Russians did. And realized they've already lost a few billion and that the US has also provided one of the best and most advanced systems to Pakistan, the -52 with AMRAAMS.
If French had seized the deal with Pakistan on JFT years ago, they would've made about 2-4 Billion from Pakistan till now. Plus, about 4-8 Billion in potential orders from the ME. As the JFT would've been very quickly adapted by ME countries, if the French avionics, engines and missiles were available.
But, that didn't happen and the JFT went behind delivery and foreign sales. But it turned out that the Chinese produced advanced radars and missiles so now these are becoming available.
During all this time, the reliability of India being a "customer" has been understood by everyone. At this point, no country will be exclusive to India only. You can bet your money on it. Everyone will sell what they want to, to Pakistan and to India both. Israel will be one exception but they've already told the Pakistanis that if Pakistan accepts Israel (which they should've long time ago), Israel would provide sophisticated weapons and technologies to Pakistan, just like Turkey. I think both Pakistan and Israel should form good ties together.
The future has started to unfold. The big countries are now also eying billions of mineral, oil, shale and gold / iron extraction contracts from Pakistan. The Chinese investment has told the world that the country called Pakistan is about to go up from an economic standpoint so there is a market providing good profit to the French, Russian, and American companies. So trust me, this isn't a billion dollar deal either.
If India is able to throw 10 Billion, the future of Pakistan is going to be able to pitch in 3-4 Billion. Strong enough to be classified as a "separate market" that requires independent treatment, outside of the Indian influence.