J-10 might be inferior but not to the extent that PAF made it looked like and by repeating the same old mantra we have existing infrastructure for F-16s bla bla. J-10 even then was equivalent to an F-16 block-40. Today J-10B is as good if not better as any F-16 block-52. My point is If we had acquired an inferior plane than, it would be getting updates today and would have been the same standard as F-16s with the added advantage that numbers could quickly be added up in case of war with India. Plus we would not have been worried about them getting sanctioned as we are today with the F-16s.
Now let me ask you how profitable for the deal that PAF made when it chose to go down the F-16 route and not J-10? Can we acquire more F-16s? certainly there is a need for more. A handful of F-16s isnt going to cut it when pitted against more than 200 MKI, Rafales and Mirage 2000.