Pakistan Played Smart and Tied up with China, meanwhile India wasted time for Political Benefits and Indigenization Rhetoric.
Now, PAF Operates a Wide Fleet of JF-17 Thunders, meanwhile IAF is forced to Buy Foreign Aircraft to fulfill their Requirements...
India Started the Project Tejas in 1982, and despite 43 Years of Research and Development, HAL has only Delivered around 30 Aircraft, including Prototypes.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Started its FC-1 / JF-17 Program with China in 1999, and in only 27x Years, PAC Kamra has Successfully Delivered over 200 Aircraft, Operated by 4x Different Nations including Pakistan, Myanmar, Nigeria and Azerbaijan.
Today, JF-17 Thunder is considered a Trustworthy, Battle-tested Platform. Meanwhile, even Indian Navy has completely Rejected the LCA Tejas (Naval Variant) for being Overweight, while IAF is only Inducting Airframes to Maintain their Squadron Strength against Regional Advarsaries like Pakistan and China.