The Observer Network by Nguyen Jaki
In May, the roof is dry, and in October, India's "win school" is still developing.
According to the Indian Times, the Indian Asian International News Agency (ANI) and others on the 3rd, on Friday, local time, Indian Air Force Chief of Staff Amar Preet Singh presented the loss of fighter aircraft from Pakistan in the "Operation Sindoor" during the 93rd Air Force Day celebration in Delhi.
As early as August, Singh claimed that the Indian Air Force shot down “at least five Pakistani fighters” during the May conflict, but did not provide any specific information. Reuters noted that the presentation was the first time he talked about the specific model of the damaged fighter aircraft, but he did not provide any reliable evidence.
According to reports, Singh said at the meeting, "We have signs that Pakistan has one (American) C-130 transport aircraft... and at least four to five fighter jets damaged, most likely (American) F-16, because it was the F-16 model deployed in the area at that time, including some fighter jets under maintenance. In addition, a surface-to-air missile system in Pakistan was also destroyed."
Singh also previously claimed that the Indian Air Force used the Russian-made S-400 air defense system to shoot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one large aircraft that was an early warning aircraft about 300 kilometers away. He boasted that the move created "the farthest air defense shootdown on record" and called the air defense system a "game changer."
当天的记者会上，他言之凿凿地补充说，“我们有明确证据表明，发生了一次远程打击，我之前说过，超过300公里，被击中的可能是一架空中预警与控制飞机（AEW&C）或其他重要机型；此外，根据我方系统监测，巴方还有5架高科技战斗机受损，在F-16和（中巴联合研制）JF-17‘枭龙’级别之间。”
According to Singh, the Indian Air Force repelled Pakistan's attempts to escalate the situation several times and hit several Pakistani air bases through coordinated attacks.
"The Indian army attacked a large number of their airports and facilities," he said. "At least four radar stations, two command and control centers were destroyed, and of course two airport runways were damaged. In addition, three hangars in three different bases were also damaged."
"In this operation, we achieved the longest strike record of more than 300 kilometers with the long-range surface-to-air missile we recently purchased and put into use, which will be recorded in history. This achievement also severely limits the enemy's ability to operate,"he emphasized.
According to Indian media reports, Singh called "Operation Cinnabar" a historic achievement. He reiterated that India launched this military operation with a clear goal and quickly ended the conflict.
Immediately afterwards, the chief of staff once again called on the world to regard India as a model and learn from India "how to responsibly end conflicts after achieving strategic goals."
“This will be a history lesson: the military operation is clear from the beginning to the end, declared to end in a short time, and not delayed for a long time,” he continued, “in the current world situation, the two wars are still ongoing and no one talks about how to end ... I think this is where the world needs to learn from us.”
According to India Today, Singh refused to answer questions about Pakistan shooting down an Indian warplane. He also refuted that Pakistan's war report was a "wonderful story." Pakistan has always denied the loss of fighter jets in the May conflict, but admitted that its air base was attacked and stressed that it defeated at least five Indian fighter jets.
Singer tried to show out, “Let them be happy, they have to show the audience something to save their reputation. That doesn’t matter to me. If they think they’ve shot down my 15 fighter jets, let them think so. I hope they’re convinced of this without a doubt, so that the next time they fight, when we calculate the number of our fighter jets, they’ll automatically drop 15.”
Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, in reporting Singh's latest remarks, called the statement "incredible", while stressing a strict statement issued earlier in August by Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, which has rejected India's claim.
Asif pointed out in his statement that after the conflict, Pakistan had provided detailed technical briefings to the international media as soon as possible, and the records of independent observers also showed that many sources, from world leaders, senior Indian politicians to foreign intelligence assessment agencies, generally recognized that many fighter planes in India, including the French "Rafale", were shot down.
The Hindustan Times also mentioned that not long ago at the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz mentioned in his speech that during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May, Pakistan Air Force fighter jets took off to meet the enemy,"they wrote our answers in the sky. In the end, seven Indian fighter jets were shot down and turned to scrap and dust."
Shabaz recalled that last year, also at this stage, “I warned that if any external aggression arises, Pakistan will take the most decisive action to counter it.”
In response, Petar Garot, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations,"violently responded" when exercising India's right of reply, saying that the Pakistani Prime Minister's move was a "ridiculous theatrical performance." She also denied that Pakistan had won the conflict, saying that "if the damaged runway and hangars can be regarded as a victory, then Pakistan can say so."
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