- Kumar does not reveal the number of lost airplanes, says the losses exaggerated.
- He quotes political instructions as a limiting factor for the Indian Air Force.
- They claim that Indian leaders told the IAF that they do not attack the Pakistani military objectives.
An Indian defense officer, for the first time, has publicly recognized that Indian combat planes were shot down in an aerial skirmish with Pakistan, The wire He informed Sunday, justifying that “political limitations” led to losses.
Speaking in a seminar in Indonesia, Captain Shiv Kumar, of the Indian Navy, confirmed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) knocked down the Indian airplanes during the epic aerial battle that took place on May 7, the largest dog fight since World War II.
“I agree that we lost some planes,” Kumar confessed during the presentation, according to The wire.
The Indian embassy in Yakarta, in a statement, explained that the presentation transmitted that the Indian Armed Forces serve under civil political leadership, unlike other countries in our neighborhood. ”
However, he did not stop to give an exact number, saying only that the losses were not as many as stated widely.
Citing “political limitations” as the reason for the losses of airplanes, Kumar said that the civil leadership of India had instructed its Indian Air Force (IAF) that they did not go to the Pakistani military facilities, which, he argued, gave Pakistan an operational advantage.
The rare admission has caused a political reaction at home.
Kumar, however, declared that “he may not agree [with the claim of an Indonesian speaker] that we lost so many airplanes. ”
“After the loss, we changed our tactics and went to the military facilities.
“Then, we first achieved the suppression of enemy aerial defenses, and then that is why all our attacks could easily pass using Brahmos missiles,” said the aggregate of Indian Defense.
According The wire Report, Kumar said that the IAF combat aircraft were operating under strict political orders of the government to not go to Pakistani military facilities or air defense systems.
The PAF, earlier this month, confirmed to demolish six Indian combat planes during a tense night exchange on May 7.
The clash followed an Indian missile strike aimed at six locations in Pakistan, including areas in Sialkot, Bahawalpur and Azad Jammu and Kashmira.
Among the demolished airplanes were three Rafale aircraft: French manufacturing combatants that had been acclaimed as a great improvement to the Indian aerial power.
The confrontation occurred following a deadly attack on the pahalgama of Kashmir occupied by India, where 26 tourists lost their lives.
India quickly pointed to Pakistan, accusing him of supporting the attackers. But Pakistan strongly denied any participation, saying that the statements were unfounded and politically motivated.
That night’s events marked one of the most serious military outbreaks between the two neighbors in years.
The opposition party of India, Congress, criticized Modi’s government for what he called the nation cheating and not revealing how many planes were lost during the “Sandur Operation.”
Air skirmishes between the two neighbors with nuclear weapons was one of the most serious in recent years, which increases tensions throughout the region.
