New Delhi should waste no time in accepting Trump’s offer and in integrating this immensely capable fighter-bomber into India’s strike arsenal. This time around, as evident from the rapid and ongoing creation of air force infrastructure along the China border, India’s first response must take the form of interdiction strikes. The absence of a top-quality strike aircraft such as the F-35 would detract from the IAF’s ability as a whole. But the fighter jocks that dominate the IAF’s decision-making have a longstanding bias in favor of air dominance fighters. The IAF chief warned last year that the air force already operates too many different aircraft types, with origins in too many different countries.