Its right we cant compare two non comparable planes..
but
if u see there specs here is conclusion as many of u r talking about payload
pay load has nothing to do with combat effectiveness comparison.
F-22 carries far lesser pay load than Su-30 MKI.
Does that mean Su-30 MKI is superior to F-22?
Same analogy with a bit lesser magnitude difference,
Tejas mk-1 has less than half the clean config RCS of bithe Grippen C/D and NG due to the presence of rectangular boxy inlets and canards ,
it is an undeniable fact.
Tejas mk-1 will always have a significantly bigger radome dia than Grippen C/D and even Grippen NG.
Agreed that once we put Air to air missiles RCS reflection will increase.
But the difference will always remain.
In any one on one meet even Tejas mk-1 will always detect grippen NG first , lock and launch 120 plus Km (Akash mk-2 will be available for tejas mk-1)range BVR
many seconds before any grippen version manages to obtain radar lock on any tejas version.
The radar ranges may increase , missile engagement zone will increase in future. But the fact is Tejas will always launch the missile first.
Especially if any stealth external weapon pod is available for both the fighter , the significantly lower RCS of tejas will assume even more bigger importance.
SO it is not how much load you carry , but how effectively the load is delivered that matters the most.
And a question to pakistani members--- if the tejas mk-1 with a bigger radar and lower RCS detects grippen C/D or Grippen NG first , then it will fire first.??