March 14, 2022
Pakistan had requested to buy the fighter jets as far back as 2006, with negotiations finally leading to the purchase of 25 J-10C fighters.
Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30, Tejas and Rafale (top) fly past an induction ceremony of Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force at the Ambala Air Force Station in Ambala on September 10, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)