Overview

• India’s chief of defence staff acknowledged for the first time that fighter jets were lost during Operation Sindoor in early May.
• The military rejected Pakistan’s assertion that six Indian jets, including four Rafales, were downed as “absolutely incorrect.”
• Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force executed precision strikes on Pakistani airbases, air defence units and radar sites before Islamabad requested a ceasefire on May 10.
• India used its S-400 air defence system to destroy a Pakistani Saab-2000 early warning aircraft, and its navy positioned vessels near Karachi without launching an attack.
• The ceasefire that ended the four-day conflict remains in effect despite sporadic violations and ongoing diplomatic efforts to uphold the truce.