Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan on Saturday spoke on the claims of Indian fighter jets falling in the conflict with Pakistan in Singapore. He said that the real issue is not how many planes fell, but why they fell? CDS said this in an interview to Bloomberg. He has come here to participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue program. Bloomberg’s question: Did Pakistan shoot down Indian jets during the conflict? Can you confirm this? CDS Chauhan’s answer: The real issue is not how many planes fell, but why they fell and what we learned from them. India recognized its mistakes, corrected them quickly and then responded effectively once again by targeting enemy targets from long distances within two days. Bloomberg’s question: Pakistan had claimed that it shot down 6 Indian jets, is this correct? CDS Chauhan’s answer: Absolutely wrong. The count does not matter, but what matters is what we learned and how we improved. There was never a need to use nuclear weapons in this conflict, which is a matter of relief. Earlier on May 12, Air Marshal Avdhesh Kumar Bharti was asked whether Rafale crashed in Pakistan or was shot down during Operation Sindoor? Pakistan had claimed to have shot down 5 Indian fighter planes on May 7 After the Pahalgam terror attack, India destroyed 9 terrorist bases in Pakistan on May 7. On May 7 itself, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had claimed in Parliament that we took action in response to India’s attack, in which 5 Indian fighter planes were shot down. There were 3 Rafales among the five planes. Later, Pakistan started claiming to have shot down 6 Indian planes. Congress demanded to call a special session. Congress shared the interview clip of CDS Anil Chauhan from its X handle and wrote – In this statement, it was accepted that we have suffered a loss of fighter jets. Then why is the Modi government hiding this thing? CDS Chauhan said – The era of better relations with Pakistan is over. CDS General Anil Chauhan spoke on the topic of ‘future war’ in the Shangri-La Dialogue program. Regarding relations with Pakistan, he said, ‘Now India does not do anything without any strategy. The era of maintaining diplomatic relations with Pakistan is over.’ CDS Chauhan reminded how PM Modi had invited Pakistan’s then PM Nawaz Sharif to his first swearing-in ceremony. He said that both hands are needed to clap, but if only hostility is received in return, then maintaining distance is a wise decision. He said, ‘When India got independence, Pakistan was ahead of India in many matters like social development, GDP or per capita income. Now the situation has changed. Now India is ahead of Pakistan on every front. This change is not due to any coincidence, but is the result of a well-thought strategy.’ 4 important points of CDS’s dialogue, said- India trusted its own technology —————————— Read this news related to Shangri-La dialogue too… America said- China is preparing to disturb the balance of Asia: Can attack Taiwan by 2027, it will affect the whole world US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth said that if China tries to forcibly occupy Taiwan, it will have a very bad effect on the Indo-Pacific region and the whole world. According to Reuters report, Hegseth said at the Shangri-La dialogue going on in Singapore that China is preparing to disturb the balance of power in Asia. Read full news…
