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Indian Air Force Has Only 32 Squadrons - Lowest In A Decade
February 26, 2016
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has flagged the worry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and made a detailed presentation recently on the operational difficulties that the IAF faces because of the depletion in fighters.

After the air force de-commissioned three of the aging Russian-made MiG 21 squadrons, bringing down the total number from 34 to 31 fighter squadrons, an additional squadron of the Russian-made Su-30 MKI has been raised.
The Indian Air Force needs at least 42 squadrons of fighters to protect its western and northern borders with Pakistan and China. By 2019 -2020 it will lose another 14 squadrons of the vintage MiG 21s and MiG 27s. There are 16-18 planes in one squadron.

The force now depends on Su-30 MKI, MiG 29, Jaguar and Mirage 2000. An upgrade of the Jaguar... has been delayed by two years.

The government's plan to plug operational gaps by inducting 36 Rafale and with indigenously made Tejas fighters too hasn't come through yet.
Commercial negotiations with France for the Rafale are far from over and although the IAF has agreed to induct Tejas fighters, it is yet to get the first aircraft. The Tejas has not yet got a Final Operational Clearance (FOC). The aircraft - in the making for over 3 decades - had several deficiencies, which are now being addressed by HAL in consultation with the IAF.

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-a ... de-1281558

Analysis: How India’s Tejas Fighter Stacks Up
B for effort, B for capability, but India’s Tejas could develop into an A-grade fighter
Jul 8, 2016

More than 30 years in development, India’s first two Tejas light fighters entered air force service on July 1. The Tejas Mk. 1 is late and falls short of its requirements. But it has created an industrial ecosystem better positioned to deliver planned upgrades and future aircraft than India had three decades ago...

http://aviationweek.com/defense/analysi ... ter-stacks