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India’s Defence Chief Confirms Unspecified Jet Losses in Operation Sindoor

General Chauhan’s comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue have intensified opposition pressure for a special parliamentary session on military transparency

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Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan shares insights on how Operation Sindoor represents future wars at Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore
CDS Anil Chauhan said that India lost fighter jets on the opening day of the recent military confrontation with Pakistan due to tactical mistakes. (AP)

Overview

  • Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan admitted that India lost fighter jets on May 7 due to tactical errors and said those mistakes were corrected within two days
  • He dismissed Pakistan’s claim of downing six Indian warplanes as “absolutely incorrect” and stated the conflict never approached the nuclear threshold
  • Chauhan highlighted that Indian forces carried out precision strikes up to 300 km inside Pakistan with metre-level accuracy
  • Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the government of misleading the nation about Operation Sindoor and demanded a special session of Parliament along with an independent defence review
  • US President Donald Trump’s claim to have brokered the ceasefire was rebuffed by New Delhi, which maintained the truce was agreed directly between India and Pakistan