“Defeated” might be overstating it, but Pakistan generally overperformed compared to expectations, as they have significantly AWACS capabilities (Saab 340, I think?), whereas India is more limited. In this age with BVR capabilities and standoff munitions, airborne radar and intelligence is key to operational success, and Pakistan knows this, whereas I diagnostic has taken more of a brute force approach to modern aerial warfare, something that was obsolete 40 years ago, if not before.