Giving the MKI and Tejas ASRAAM vs R-74 variants would go a long way although fleet commonality would suggest the MICA-IR or a local derivative.ASRAAM was chosen for the Jaguar (and then the wider IAF fleet as the NG-CCM), in competition with the Python V, due to it's longer range (as you mentioned, almost BVR) and lower drag when mounted on the over wing pylons of the Jaguar.
ASRAAM integration is now going on in a more widespread way, including on the Tejas Mk1A and Su-30MKI.
There was news that India was developing an IIR seeker equipped Astra based missile, but there are no updates on it, so not sure of the status of it. Would be an ideal complement to the Astra Mk1 BVRAAM just as the MICA IR/EM are with primary difference being the different seeker and different algorithms for approaching the target.
As for the Jaguar, they are meant to be bomb trucks. Stable at very low altitudes with pilots regularly flying nap of the earth missions. I have personally once seen a 3 ship Jaguar formation fly literally 200 feet above me in what was not a rural area. The Jaguar DARIN 3 introduces a new autopilot with several modes, which is a huge boon for strike pilots, given that it frees them up to work on mission data than flying at least part of the way.
The Jaguar DARIN 3's Elta 2052 AESA radar and IDAS (Integrated Defensive Avionics Suite) EW suite with the EW jammer pod, offers them almost cutting edge air to air target tracking and threat approach warning as well as jamming. More than enough to allow them to fire their ASRAAMs in self defence from a long way out, and then light their burners, hit the 100 ft ASL mark (to make ground clutter a real issue) and then try to egress as fast as possible.
Of course the primary need for the Elta 2052 is to allow for the air to ground modes, enhanced SAR, Inverse SAR, ground mapping and target ranging. The number of targets the Jaguar DARIN 3 can now map accurately will see a quantum jump.
Plus, with the new INS/GPS the navigation will be far far more accurate. Put in the autopilot and you have missions that will be a LOT easier for pilots. Especially demanding night time missions.
Jaguar DARIN 3 cockpit with 3 Smart MFDs
One big advantage the PAF recieved with the US Camp was the sidewinder and the associated ToT for integration and in house upgrades. While more basic in its L/M guise than the varieties in service with the IAF - pretty much every aircraft in the PAF can use it so there is never a case where stocks for it can run low.
The IAF (and Indian military in general ) has a huge achillees heel with over diversification of equipment and disparate equipment types and compatibility