But typhoon gives the best bet of all in terms of pure tech and capability as a fighter.Its aerodynamics is out of league whether raptor or sukhoi no one matches its class in that.
Though its high end cost at 110million a piece and setting up of a entire ne infrstructure will put the cost about 25 billion for 200 jets while rafale at 80 million a piece and infrastructure available for mirage2000 makes it a cheaper option and rules out the option for pak to have rafale thereby making it tough for chinese to reverse engineer such a great aircraft. Typhoon is way out of budget for pakis and they are not going to spend on that also the consortium itself will try not to provide pak with such advanced jet.

At 12.4billion we can go for 150 rafale. with meteor missile on the offering which will make it very deadly for paf or plaaf.

and a 10 billion dollar investment in mig-35 to get more than 200 such pieces as at 40 million dollar now its comparatively cheaper.

The problem is with the engine it uses and its lack of defensive ability as F-18 posses also being a shortrange jet doesn't help it as rafale has short range too.

So we must involved into program and replace the engine by expanding the airframe by 2m and inducting new advanced AL_31 or eurojet engines to power mig-35 and I will prefer the improvement in current engine and by expanding airframe to increase its fuel capacity and a more fuelefficient engine like al-31.

Also Israeli radar jammer must be put into it with a early warning system that we use in tejas to make it able to defend itself.

But this must be only for Indian version of mig-35.
Also its service sealing should be increased like a mig-31 possess it will give dual advantage of being a interceptor and combat craft and will advantage to save itself by flying at above 70000 m as no airaft operates above 50-55000 ft .

At most the entire program will be of 1 billion dollar and we will be able to have it underabout 55-60 million a piece.
and a strength of 300 such will cost just 18 billion at max.

in case these things are now too late to consider lets see what goes now.

pakfa is much better than F-35 and rafale suits navy far better than f-35 as it is able to just have four hardpoints while rafale typhoon or pak fa FGFA t-50 can carry 14 missiles.

F-35 at over 150 million "may be more" is waste of money may be if it rolls out well we can go over but its unlikely.

Also in case India wish to go for typhoon its a win win situation too though very costly it is.
I wish our Drdo and Hal could have been as capable as chinese in reverse engineering and make that craft with material composites we will be using in Sukhoi pak fa t-50 combined with israeli radar jammer making it deadliest weopan in world.