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As Pakistan moves closer to inducting the Chinese-origin J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter, Indian defense experts are evaluating urgent stopgap solutions to maintain air dominance. In this context, former Indian Air Force officer Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd) has suggested the acquisition of the Russian Su-57E as a bridging measure until India’s indigenous AMCA