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Why we shouldn’t look at Op Sindoor through a flawed lens

Weapons demand platforms with sensors, processing, self-protection and endurance to make them count — you cannot bolt capability onto an unsuitable airframe.

Air Marshal R Nambiar Retd

Updated At : 06:01 AM Oct 20, 2025 IST

air defence preparedness: Op Sindoor is India's most sophisticated air campaign. PTI

IN the wake of Operation Sindoor, India's most sophisticated air campaign to date, one would expect thoughtful analysis from our military veterans. Instead, we are treated to a misreading of facts from Vice-Admiral Harinder Singh (Retd). His recent article not only distorts airpower employment through a flawed lens but also attempts to derail camaraderie between the services by vitiating the image of one.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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Why we shouldn’t look at Op Sindoor through a flawed lens

Weapons demand platforms with sensors, processing, self-protection and endurance to make them count — you cannot bolt capability onto an unsuitable airframe.

Air Marshal R Nambiar Retd

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