Sir, one day I told to few, “even if US had got F22 till early 90s and China had only 2nd/ 3rd gen aircrafts till then, even that time China was capable enough to give certain time period to Britain to leave Hong Kong. And even if India doesn’t get transport aircrafts to put tanks/ troops on the border areas of China when required, then trust me, just put 20,000 Gorakha rifles and 20,000 Rajputana rifles there and they will get your work done. didn’t just 50-60 men of Gorakha rifles had captured Tiger Hill in 99 by just 2-3 arms on their hands? And if it also isnt enough, then in worse case senario on the border of Arunanchal Pradesh, if required, just bring over a million civilians of that state and walk to the lands which belongs to them, your opponent will surrender to you. You gotto trust in yourself first and then in the arms you have on your hands.
And about C17, C130, P8I etc?
I read India is paying for the transport aircrafts at least around 1.5 times than what Australia paid for them . Wait and see, those who want money from you will come to your door and market their products and it will only you to decide whether you want to buy them or not. Just kick a$$es of US/ West one time properly and leave them as it is for next 5-6 months and see. they will understand where they stand in this world and then they all will come to your foot after that. and this is set to happen if you can trust in yourself