Islamabad’s rival in New Delhi has already acquired the French Rafale jets and the Chinese J10-C jets are viewed as a direct response to the Indian acquisition.
Pakistan says the Modi government is trying to appease domestic supporters by conferring an award on an Indian pilot who was captured alive at a de-facto border in the Himalayas.
The Balakot crisis revealed how the Modi government was willing to risk taking two nuclear-states to war for political gain — the consequences of which could have been disastrous for South Asia.
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