Both countries have declared a ceasefire, claiming victory in the four-day conflict between India and Pakistan this month. But in that war, China's defense industry has emerged as an unexpected winner.

Clashes between the two countries began after India attacked 'terrorist structures' in Pakistan on May 7. India launched an attack on Pakistani soil in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 26 people. Most of those killed in the Pahalgam attack were tourists. Delhi had accused Pakistan of supporting the terror group involved in the attack. Pakistan has been denying the allegations. 

India's retaliatory action was named 'Operation Sindoor'. As India launched the attack, military operations involving drones, missiles and fighter jets were conducted between the two countries. India used fighter jets made in France and Russia, while Pakistan claimed to use J-10 and JF-17 jets made in collaboration with China. Both sides said their aircraft did not cross the border and that the missile was fired from a long distance. Islamabad has claimed to have shot down at least 6 Indian aircraft including the French-made Rafale, which has not been independently confirmed. 

India claimed to have killed around 100 terrorists by attacking the headquarters of banned terrorist organizations Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan. Some media have reported that the plane crashed in Punjab and Indian-administered Kashmir, but the Indian government has not responded. According to

news agency Reuters, Pakistan probably fired a missile at an Indian fighter jet from a Chinese-made J-10 aircraft. Analysts say that Pakistan's use of Chinese-made weapons in the event and their effectiveness has become a huge opportunity for China's defense industry. China's ex-military senior colonel Zhou Bo says that the real test of Chinese weapons was in the India-Pakistan war.  After the

incident, the shares of China's J-10 aircraft manufacturer, Abhik Chendu Aircraft Company, have increased up to 40 percent. But some experts say it would be too rash to call it the best of China's weapons systems. Walter Ladwig, a professor at King's College in London, said, "It has not been confirmed that the aircraft of China really defeated the aircraft of the Indian Air Force."

Pakistan is a strategic and economic partner for China. China is investing more than 50 billion dollars in Pakistan to develop infrastructure under the 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor'. Pakistani analyst Imtiaz Gul said, "This time China played a decisive role." India did not even imagine the level of military coordination between Pakistan and China. Western countries are also watching the performance of the J-10 aircraft with interest because it can affect the global arms trade.