It's important to remain level headed in times good and bad. Much like the j-10 wouldn't suddenly give us air superiority over the IAF, it's absence doesn't doom us either. Does it leave us in a disadvantageous position? Absolutely, but that isn't the end of the world. If your fear is based plainly on a one to one comparison, then it maybe a good time to remember those sanctioned block 15s of yore would have been mowed down by the MKI as well. We were outmatched then and we are
If we focus on the geopolitical reality of the subcontinent and the role of the Indian and Pakistani forces in maintaining it, then this should come as no surprise. Minimum deterrence has been the term thrown around often on this forum and it does accurately reflect the present PAF capability. The PAF can defend Pakistani airspace and offer a limited strike and CAS capability. In short, we can defend ourselves, until a diplomatic solution presents itself.
On a side note, to claim that our neighbor's pilots are inferior is a great insult to the PAF pilots who risk their lives by going toe to toe against them.
