Remember Gen Bakshi screaming "abi mangwao F35s" and then the RN F35 stranded in India for months? And now Trump rubbing it in the "7 brand new beautiful planes"
Given that US is largest supplier of arms, and Trump putting America first, they just pounced on the opportunity to make some money while keeping India relevant in the region. I don't think India wants F35s or even if they do, US would want to supply them. I think US will however share tech and help India develop their AMCA (given that AMCA target operational date is in 10 years which is same as their defense pact with US)
I think US arming India directly with US systems won't happen but they'll share tech and expertise with them to develop their indigenous equipment because it provides a way for US to test their tech against that of China's without exposing US tech to market embarrassment as in the case of Rafales.
Their defense pact is more or less similar to our All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership with China. In any case, our Eastern border being the match ground is self-evident from this. So I won't be surprised if we witness multiple high-intensity localized conflicts in the near future (2030s). Although, there's a slightly less but still a probability of these match grounds being extended to India's northern and western borders as well.






