INDIA is gradually acknowledging its iconic defeat at the hands of Pakistan but at the same time has, once again, started amassing weapons of all sorts and acquiring technology from different sources as part of its designs to establish regional hegemony.
This is confirmed by what Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh during his address at a seminar on Friday when he tried to find refuge behind the lame excuse that Pakistan owed its victory to firm support from China and Turkiye during the four-day conflict. The logic reflected professional and intellectual dishonesty on the part of Indian military leadership, prompting the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) to pledge a more robust response in case India opted to initiate another conflict.
Pakistan never made secret of its defence cooperation with China and Turkiye, which have not proved over years as time-tested reliable suppliers but also joint venture partners in defence production. This is what all countries of the globe do to serve their security and defence interests. It was, therefore, childish on the part of the Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff to argue that his country was actually fighting war with three countries as Pakistan used Chinese aircraft, missiles and weapons and Turkish drones. Going by this logic, one can point out the use of weapons and technology by India acquired from dozens of countries including France and Israel but Pakistan never blamed these countries despite authentic reports about presence of Israeli military experts and Mossad agents in India and Occupied Kashmir providing technical and operational support to Indian armed forces during the standoff. In fact, having failed to acknowledge defeat with dignity, India now claims it was facing a multilateral threat—a flimsy excuse that only underscores the scale of Pakistan’s success in Operation Bunyanun Marsoos. In fact, it was professional excellence, command over technology and time and coordinated use of available resources that brought victory to Pakistan and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the aggressor. Pakistan is surely proud of the steadfast and unambiguous support it received from its friends, especially China, Turkiye and Azerbaijan but it was the preparedness of Pakistan defence forces and their spirit of sacrifice that made a difference.
The ISPR statement made it clear that Pakistan had real-time knowledge of the Indian Army’s movements during Operation Sindoor, underscoring the military’s preparedness and vigilance. It pointed out that Pakistan’s security forces were fully aware of Indian fighter jet movements in real-time, right from the moment they switched on their engines on the air bases, adding Pakistan had been preparing for decades to counter India and it didn’t need external support to track their actions. This is also confirmed by the glimpses of a cyber attack that paralyzed India’s electricity distribution networks and websites of important entities that shocked the enemy. In fact, Pakistan fought on its own strength, utilizing its own intelligence and the victory was achieved through professionalism and skill, not external support. Pakistan received magnificent diplomatic support from a majority of nations only because it adopted a principled position before, during and after the conflict. As against this, India stood isolated and now the Kashmir dispute stands internationalized because of the aggressive posture of New Delhi that threatens regional and global peace because of the nuclear dimension of the conflict. The recent war has proved beyond any doubt that India cannot dictate its terms on Pakistan militarily and dialogue is the only option to resolve disputes. Any attempt to impose a unilateral solution to the Kashmir dispute and stoppage of Pakistan’s share of water under the Indus Basin Treaty will have catastrophic consequences as these are red lines for Islamabad. The ISPR has beamed out a clear message in this regard: “Next time, Pakistan will not only target east to west, but also west to east. All of India’s economic hubs, industrial centres, tech hubs, data centres, ports and commerce clusters will be part of the military-economic targeting by missiles, long-range munitions and air assets”.
