India's stealth-aircraft alternatives in the procurement scenario

If India has stepped back from the F-35, what other choices does it have against Pakistani stealth aircraft?

The alternatives considered are Chinese or Russian imports and domestic development, with availability and delivery time as the constraints.

India's reported move away from the F-35 prompts a comparison of the remaining options in this scenario. Those alternatives are Chinese aircraft of the kind Pakistan might operate, a Russian aircraft, or a domestic program. Delivery times and the availability of an alternative aircraft are the central constraints. Reopening commercial discussions is treated as a possibility within that comparison, with no confirmed Indian acquisition decision.