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India Admits Losing Jets in Military Conflict with Pakistan

General Anil Chauhan, India’s chief of defence staff, has admitted the jet losses of India in conflict with Pakistan last month.

General Anil Chauhan, India’s chief of defence staff, has admitted the jet losses of India in conflict with Pakistan last month.

In May, the two rivals engaged in heavy fighting involving missiles, drones and fighter jets. Pakistan claimed to shot down six Indian fighter jets. Initially, India refused to confirm or deny claims made by Pakistan.

General Anil Chauhan has admitted that Pakistan shot down undetermined number of Indian fighter jets.

Chauhan admitted for the first time, loss of jets, during an interview at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore.

What was the conflict between India and Pakistan?

India launched an attack on Pakistan during the night between May 6 and 7, around 1:00 AM. India blamed Pakistan for the attack that occurred in Pahalgam, in the occupied Kashmir. However, India failed to present evidence against Pakistan. The Pakistani government denied providing any kind of facilitation in this attack and demanded a strong investigation. So, India attacked Pakistan and named it “Operation Sindoor”.

Indian missiles targeted Azad Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Bagh, as well as Bhawalpur and Muridke in Punjab, focusing on civilian areas. A total of 24 attacks were carried out at six locations, mostly targeting mosques. Missile attacks were made on mosques in the towns of Muridke and Ahmedpur in Punjab.

Initially, Pakistan claimed that it shot down five Indian jets including three Rafale jets, one SU-30, and one MiG-29.

In an interview, Chauhan said, “What was important is why did these losses occurred and what we’ll do afterward.”

“I think there’s a lot of space before that nuclear threshold is crossed — a lot of signalling before that. I don’t think anything like that happened. A significant space for conventional operations has been created, and this will be the new norm,” Chauhan said.