By Raju Gopalakrishnan and Xinghui Kok
The top-ranked general in India said on Saturday that on the first day of clashes with Pakistan earlier this month, Singapore-Indians changed tactics after suffering losses in the air and established a decisive advantage before neighbors announced a ceasefire three days later.
Nuclear weapons in Indian Kashmir, India on April 22 The most intense battle in India and Pakistan over the decades was the killing of 26 people, most of whom were tourists. New Delhi blames the incident on Pakistan-backed “terrorists” which Islamabad denies.
On May 7, Indian jets bombed New Delhi’s so-called “terrorist infrastructure” site. Pakistan said it knocked down six Indian aircraft in the initial clash, including at least three gusts.
After the ceasefire was announced on May 10, both sides used fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery.
India suffered initial losses in the air but refused to provide details, Indian Defense Minister General Anil Chauhan said in an interview.
“It’s important why these losses occur and what we’ll do afterwards,” he told Reuters, referring to Pakistan’s claims about landing jets, according to Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue Safety Forum.
“So we corrected the tactics and then hit the air bases inside Pakistan in large numbers in large numbers, infiltrating all air defenses with impunity, and conducting a precise strike.”
He said the Indian Air Force “flyed all types of aircraft on the tenth”.
India had previously said that on the same day, its missiles and drones hit at least eight Pakistani air force bases nationwide, including near the capital Islamabad.
The Pakistani military said India did not fly its fighter jets again in the conflict after suffering losses on May 7.
Air Marshal Ak Bharti, Director-General of Air India Operations, told the press conference earlier this month that “loss is part of the battle” and India defeated some Pakistani jets.
Islamabad denies that it suffered any losses from the aircraft, but admits that its air base has suffered some blows, albeit with minimal losses.
No nuclear worries
Media reports said some of the attacks were conducted at a base near Pakistan’s nuclear facilities, but they were not targeted by themselves.
“Most strikes are delivered with precise accuracy, some are even one meter, which is the mean impact point we chose,” Chauhan said.
Both Chauhan and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Pakistan, said there was no danger at any time when nuclear weapons were considered during the conflict.
“I think there is a lot of space before the nuclear threshold passes, there are a lot of signals before that, and I don’t think that something like that happens,” Qiao Han said. “A lot of spaces for regular operations have been created, and this will be the new specification.
“This is my personal opinion, the most rational person is the one who is unified when there is a conflict,” he added. “In this action, I found that both sides showed a lot of rationality in their thoughts and actions. So why should we assume that in the nuclear realm, other people’s roles will be unreasonable?”
Chauhan also said that while Pakistan is closely linked to China, which borders India in the north and east, Beijing showed no signs of actual help during the conflict.
“Although it has been unfolding since (April) 22, we have not found any abnormal activity in the operational or tactical depth of our northern border, and it is generally OK.”
Asked if China could provide Pakistan with any satellite imagery or other real-time intelligence during the conflict, Qiao Han said the image was commercially available and could have been purchased from China and other sources.
He added that despite the cessation of hostilities, the Indian government made it clear that “if further terrorist attacks are launched by Pakistan, it will “react accurately and decisively”.
“So, as far as the armed forces are concerned, this has its own dynamics. It will require us to be prepared 24/7.”
(Reports by Xinghui Kok and Raju Gopalakrishnannanditing) Shri Navaratnam)
