India’s top military officer during a public podcast said that the Indian Air Force suffered heavy losses and its most advanced fighter jets were shot down during the recent air battle Operation Sindoor.
Indian military officers criticizing the Modi government’s policies. They say, “Pakistan shot down our planes worth billions of rupees, while we only made craters on them that can be filled in a day.” This is a reference to India’s claims in Balakot and the recent attacks in which it could only bomb empty land.
Indian media and international experts are calling this admission a major defeat for India. According to the report Pakistan targeted the modern ‘Rafale’ and ‘Mirage’ aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
Pakistan showed restraint to prevent the situation from escalating, otherwise the damage could have been much greater.
The tension began in May 2025 when India attempted missile strikes inside Pakistani territory under ‘Operation Sindoor’, in response to which the Pakistan Air Force shot down several Indian aircraft in a retaliatory action.
Now the Indian military leadership’s admission of this fact is creating a new political and military crisis within India.
It is not important how many planes were shot down, what is important is why they were shot down. We made big tactical mistakes, for which we had to bear the consequences.” He said
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