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By that same logic, IAF could send Mig 27 and Jaguars, escorted by Su 30 MKIs and Mirage 2000, with guidance from A50 Phalcons to do the same right?
The defense capabilities of India aren't that low as they were in the past, in techs we are even pretty much at the same level if you compare it correctly. Even the advantage of surprise is low, because Indian forces switched the focus from Pakistan to China long ago and why weapon developments and procurment are aimed on countering China.
Your are mistaken if you believe achiving air superiority over India will be so easy, let alone that countries like Russia, or even the US will just watch and don't intervene. India is too important for them these days and especially the US needs India as a counterweight to China.
But of course it will be the other way around too, Indias offensive capabilities against China are not existent at the moment, neither bombers, long range missiles, nor SSBNs, or carriers are available that would pose a threat, but all these (except of the bombers) are under development and that exactly is what makes China nervous.
Till now, only South Korea, Japan together with the presens of US forces in the east was a threat to China. With India getting stronger in the west too, China feels the feels the string of perls suddenly itself.
However, imo opinion, we should not do western countries the favour and stop our booming economies, just because of some minor border problems. They fear a strong Asia with major economies like, Russia, India and China, as well as South Korea and Japan way more, than our military power.
We don't have to be best friends to be good trade partners and we don't have to be allies to have a common opinion on Asian problems and we will have the most advantages if we concentrate on improving ourselfs and countering the west, instead of each other!
The problem in India doing the same is numerous.
First, to counterattack, it must have long range cruise missiles capable of attacking chinese strategic sites. Except for targetting the Tibet Railroad, such capability does not exist. The Brahmos, while fast, is short ranged compared to the 2000 km range of CJ-10 and 3000 km range of HN-3. In addition, we have air launched versions of these missiles from the H-6, meaning that they can be based out of reach as far as Beijing or Zhengzhou and still be able to hit targets in India.
Second, both the types and the numbers of BVR missile launching platforms india has is much lower (Su-30 only) than ours (J-8, J-10, J-11). In addition, India has no air to air versions of anti radiation missiles while we have the YJ-91, making India's AWACs much more vulnerable.
Third, India's best anti radiation missile is the Kh-31 with a range of 110 km, which is just within the range of S-300 PMU1. The probability of a successful attack by india on our SAMs is much lower than that of ours.
Fourth, india has a geographical disadvantage. In any war, northern india immediately becomes a battlefield, while China's major population centers are 2000 km away.
Finally, in any war against India, the first target is northern indias SAM radars. Only through either total or partial suppression of these can any other successful attack be launched. This can be done either through air attacks, like the US, or it can be done more conventionally, with the 400 km range WS-2 rocket artillery, which is able to bombard New Delhi from Askai Chin.