Pakistan border is heating up! According to Xinhua News Agency, citing Indian media reports, India plans to conduct a large-scale military exercise from the 23rd to the 25th on the India-Pakistan border direction. This military exercise will mainly focus on air power and cover areas including Rajasthan and Gujarat, which are border regions adjacent to Pakistan.

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Although India claims this is a "routine training," upon closer inspection, it can be seen that India's motives are not pure, and it may even be preparing for "Sindhu 2.0."

First of all, the three main leaders of the Indian Air Force have come to participate in this military exercise, including the French Dassault Rafale fighter jet that was shot down by the Pakistani J-10C fighter jet in the previous air combat, as well as the Russian Su-30MKI fighter jet, which is also said to have been shot down, and the Mirage-2000 fighter jet. It can be seen that this Indian military exercise is grand in scale and is a demonstration of force, almost ready to launch an attack at any time.

(Dassault Rafale fighter jets delivered to India)

Secondly, this military exercise has a clear target. In addition to enhancing combat readiness, the Indian army wants to check its own air defense capabilities. Therefore, in addition to mobilizing main fighter jets for participation, various Indian air defense support systems will also take part in this practical military exercise.

When India launched its military action in May, it had used the banner of large-scale military exercises to move in the area near the Pakistan border, which eventually turned into real combat. However, in the air battle, the Indian forces did not gain an advantage. Although the number of Indian aircraft that took off reached 72, far exceeding the Pakistan Air Force, the result was that Pakistan suffered no losses, while India lost several aircraft, and the so-called "ace" Rafale fighter jet also performed poorly.

(Suspected Rafale engine wreckage)

Regarding this situation, the outside world generally believes that in addition to having the J-10C fighter jet and the PL-15 air-to-air missile as a key combination, the Pakistan Air Force also has an integrated air combat system, which includes advanced equipment such as the ZDK-03 early warning aircraft and electronic reconnaissance aircraft, plus the support of the Link17 data link, combined with the ground HQ-9P air defense missile system. The efficiency of the Pakistan Air Force in air combat far exceeds that of the Indian Air Force. Even if the Indian aircraft group has a numerical advantage, the Pakistani forces can still strike first and destroy the opponent.

(The Su-30MKI may have been shot down by the Pakistan Air Force in this India-Pakistan air combat)

Even though the Indian Rafale, Su-30MKI, and Mirage-2000 are all出动 together, creating a grand spectacle, these mixed equipment have different attributes and incompatible combat systems, which makes them difficult to integrate. In a real combat environment, they can only fight individually, making them vulnerable to being defeated one by one.

Therefore, the focus of this time, India is more concerned about achieving system-based operations. At least, India hopes that in addition to the aerial groups, other air defense support forces can also participate.

(The Pakistan Army is operating in a systematized manner)

Previously, India claimed that its military action was only suspended, not ended, which implies that New Delhi could issue orders to start a second offensive at any time. If India has this idea, then the Indian Air Force would also hope that the Rafale fighter jet could seek revenge against the J-10C. After all, India has never believed that the Rafale fighter jet could lose to the J-10C. If the Rafale could "win back a victory," it would be a "revenge for the disgrace" for India.

(Pakistan Air Force J-10C fighter jet)

Of course, even if India really integrates other air defense support forces, the result is likely to remain the same. After the India-Pakistan air combat ceased, Modi stood in front of the S-400 air defense missile system and gave a speech, implying that Pakistan did not destroy the S-400. But later, online information indicated that India lost at least 250 people in this operation, including five technical personnel of the S-400 air defense missile system. According to this, the S-400 air defense missile system of India may have had a defensive loophole during the process of aerial support. Even if the equipment was not completely destroyed, the deployment site may have been bombed, resulting in the death of the technical personnel.

(Modi giving a speech in front of the S-400 air defense missile system)

Therefore, the best choice for India is to be more prudent and not to provoke neighboring countries recklessly. Although Pakistan won against India in the air combat, it has maintained a relatively low profile, indicating that Pakistan also wants to avoid conflict and does not want the situation to escalate. Compared with this, India's arrogant and aggressive attitude is puzzling. The embarrassing thing is that even the United States, which India has high hopes for, did not stand on India's side this time. Trump even cited Pakistan's data, claiming that five planes were shot down, which directly hit India's weakness and caused internal disputes within India. Now that India is in such a situation, it should not go out of its way to make itself look foolish.

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