After the Chief of Defense Staff of India admitted that Indian fighter jets had been shot down, Indian media has come up with a new version! On June 1st, according to The Hindustan Times, Indian media reported that General Johal had stated that India had lost several fighter jets on the first day of its recent military confrontation with Pakistan due to tactical errors. However, the Indian Air Force quickly corrected these mistakes and subsequently launched a large number of fighter jets back into Pakistani airspace to carry out precise strikes against the neighboring country's interior.
Indian media claimed that Indian fighter jets struck airbases deep inside Pakistan, easily breaking through all anti-aircraft defense systems and carrying out precise strikes. Clearly, after India claimed to have shot down at least eight Pakistani F-16 fighter jets, domestic celebrations in India came to an end and public attention to the India-Pakistan conflict dropped significantly, India finally admitted that it had suffered losses.
It can be seen that although India admitted to suffering losses, in the description by Indian media, India first suffered a small defeat and then achieved a great victory, overall, India still emerged as the victor. Of course, from India's perspective, being able to openly admit to suffering losses is already quite difficult. After all, at that time, domestic sentiment in India was high, and the Indian public were full of confidence in their own country. How could the Modi government announce such a humiliating defeat?
However, whether the defeat in the India-Pakistan air battle was really due to tactical errors, the Indian military must surely be clear about this themselves. And whether after adjusting tactics, the Indian Air Force really broke through all anti-aircraft defenses and conducted precise strikes against Pakistan's interior as described, how exaggerated this claim is, India should know this themselves. From the perspective of the Modi government, the crisis management of this air combat loss can be considered to have ended successfully, and India no longer needs to be in a state of panic over this big hole.
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