US-based Foreign Policy magazine contradicts a report by the Indian Air Force, which undermines Modi’s claim of teaching Pakistan a lesson
magazine contradicts a report by the Indian Air Force, which undermines Modi’s claim of teaching Pakistan a lessonPakistani protesters burn an Indian national flag during a protest in Peshawar on February 26 2019, following the Indian Air Force strike launched on a Jaish-e-Mohammad camp at Balakot. Picture: AFP/ABDUL MAJEEDmagazine said, citing US officials, contradicting an Indian Air force assessment that it had shot down one of the jets in February.
An Indian jet was brought down during the fight and its pilot captured when he ejected on the Pakistani side of the border. India said it, too, had shot down a Pakistani aircraft and the air force displayed pieces of a missile that it said had been fired by a Pakistani F-16 before it went down.said in a report published on Thursday that two US defence officials with direct knowledge of the matter said US personnel had done a count of Pakistan’s F-16s and found none missing.
Details of the India-Pakistan air engagement have not been provided by either side. If the US report turns out to be true, it would be a further blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that India had taught Pakistan a lesson. Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, heading into a tight election next week, is campaigning on a platform of tough national security, especially with regard to arch foe Pakistan. New Delhi blames Pakistan for stoking a 30-year revolt in Muslim-majority Kashmir but Islamabad denies any involvement.said Pakistan invited US officials to physically count the F-16 planes after the incident.
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