Pakistan isn't really important here. I'm talking about China here. The pl-17 will not be shared to the Pakistanis until pl-xx and pl-21 get inducted in large numbers. Plus the j-10 cannot fire pl-17. What will we do when the PLAAF actually does air raids around Ladakh and Arunachal when we don't have the BVR stick that outranges their BVR stick. There's a reason I was shilling for the r-37m. Pakistan has no strategic depth and will be crushed regardless. Especially considering their AD isn't impressive. And they will be bulldozed irrespective if they do any tactically brilliant or lucky moves. Attrition, HDI and economics make it impossible for the Pakistanis to do anything significant.
The Chinese on the other hand have already completed their fifth gen cycle and initiated their 6th gen cycle and are in some ways ahead of the Americans.
How are we going to deal with pl-17, kj-500 and kj2000 combo? The gandiv is not operational anytime soon. And even then its effectiveness is up for questioning. We need a 500km BVR missile to even have some kind of deterrence against the plaaf fighters and AEWCS.