Aircraft losses during Op Sindoor

CHIEF of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan has indicated that Operation Sindoor was not a smooth, flawless affair. India did suffer aircraft losses, even though the country’s political leadership has remained evasive. According to the CDS, “we were able to understand the tactical mistakes” and do course correction quickly. His honest admission takes nothing away from the success of Operation Sindoor. In fact, it shows that India’s armed forces were not at all rattled by early reversals; instead, they regrouped in no time to strike deep inside Pakistani territory and inflict heavy damage. Gen Chauhan has stopped short of specifying how many Indian jets were downed, though he has described Pakistan’s claim of shooting down six as “absolutely incorrect”.