People here seem to be expecting Pakistan to respond and further provoke the situation which could escalate into a nuclear war. This is a serious matter.
Pakistan certainly suffered some visible damage in this Indian attack, but it is better now for the parties to sit down and talk to de-escalate the tension, which would help reduce hostilities and minimize the risk of escalation into an open and perhaps nuclear war.
See the main point here, the PAF humiliated the IAF. It broke the IAF's encryption by eavesdropping on the conversations of the IAF's Rafale pilots, it apparently chose to go after the Rafales as a priority over all other IAF aircraft and it seems that it would probably have been a massacre for the IAF if it had done so, which showed restraint on the part of the PAF just to humiliate the IAF, and ultimately, it showed the incompetence of India and its air force that is totally outdated in terms of doctrine, training and leadership.
Furthermore, it marked the combat debut of China's integrated air warfare system, which has performed beyond the expectations of most if not all Western defense analysts, from the J-10CE to the PL-15E. In fact, Americans must be scratching their heads now knowing the effectiveness of the PL-15 and what happened to the Indian Rafale is what will happen to their Super Hornets in the Pacific, the downing of the Rafale is a very serious sign for the US Navy.
It demonstrated that situational awareness is everything in warfare. It further cements the 5th generation and China seems to be right in pursuing a large air fleet of 5th generation fighters for the PLAAF/PLANAF.
There are many repercussions....