I wish the media wouldn't headline a piece like this. There are some quotes attributed to Group Captain Srivastav which are unexceptional & very general in nature but the rest of the story seems to be from a lot of information fed by "sources". Looks stupid & unprofessional. How someone performs in a particular exercise under certain conditions may not necessarily be reflective of how they fare in realistic scenario. I'm not sure how many confrontations in real life will take place within visual range, most of the new aircrafts are designed to never allow such a situation to develop. That would certainly be true of the typhoon .
In any case, a story sourced from a single side does not necessarily reflect reality as perceived by the other side. Best to avoid this kind of chest thumping.