Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly.The recent conflict between India and Pakistan is prompting a reassessment of Chinese weapons,

India also has a long-standing policy of refusing to allow foreign mediation when it comes to the status of Muslim-majority Kashmir - a disputed region claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety - which has been at the center of the latest conflict with Pakistan and which India regards as a strictly internal matter.

Pakistan's armed forces have proven its superiority over India at the global stage. According to the international journal, “The National Interest”, shooting down five Indian fighter jets is a tremendous achievement for Pakistan. The PAF inflicted heavy losses on the Indian Air Force using J-10C fighter jets and PL-15 missiles.