The Indian Embassy in Indonesia said on Sunday that the remarks made by his defense Athe in a recent seminar, indicating that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had lost his jet aircraft to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor due to political obstacles, “out of reference” and “incorrectly presented”. This clarification came when the Congress caught the Navy officer’s confession and accused the Modi government of misleading the country over military loss during a four -day struggle with Pakistan in May.
Controversy with Indian Defense Atashe’s comment in Indonesia
The comment of the Indian Defense Atashe in Indonesia has caused controversy that the Indian Air Force suffered losses of its fighter aircraft in the initial stage of ‘Operation Sindoor’, as it was ordered not to attack Pakistani military establishments and target only terrorist bases. The alleged video of Captain Shiv Kumar’s comments on June 10 was revealed online on Sunday, in which he said that ‘the Indian Air Force lost its fighter aircraft at the hands of Pakistan on 7 May during Operation Sindoor, as the political leadership directed that no military establishment would be attacked that day.’
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Cleaning on the statement of the Indian Embassy in Indonesia
On Sunday, when the alleged video of the comments made by Captain Shivkumar at an event on 10 June, the Indonesia -based Indian embassy said that the official said that the Indian armed forces work subject to political leadership, unlike some other neighboring countries of India. Indian Navy Officer Captain Shivkumar was addressing a dialogue program organized at a university in Jakarta in the context of air power during the Pakistan-India War.
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Congress started politicians on the statement of Indian Defense Atashe
Meanwhile, the Congress on Sunday, citing Captain Shivkumar’s remarks, said that the Indian Air Force suffered losses of its fighter jets at the hands of Pakistan during ‘Operation Sindoor’. The Congress accused the government of “misleading” the country in this matter. Indonesia -based Indian Embassy said in a post on ‘X’ on Sunday that Raksha Atase’s comment has been quoted “from reference and the media report incorrectly presents the purpose and importance of the statement given by him.”
Operation Sindoor aims to target terrorist infrastructure
It said, “The comment stated that the Indian Armed Forces work under political leadership, unlike some other countries in our neighborhood. It was also reported that the aim of Operation Sindoor was to target the terrorist infrastructure and Indian action was not provoking. ”In his address, Bharatiya Raksha Athe said that the Indian Air Force could not attack Pakistani military establishments in the initial phase operation in view of some” obstacles “due to the order given by” political leadership “.
Lost the aircraft … because there was a compulsion of political leadership
He said, “We lost some aircraft and this happened only due to political leadership to attack the military establishment or their air defense system.” He said, “But, after the loss we changed our strategy and we attacked military establishments.” Therefore, we first succeeded in destroying the enemy’s air defense system and that is why all our attacks can be easily done using air -killing missiles and surface -to -surface missiles.
Terrorist attack in Pahalgam
These attacks were carried out in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed on 22 April. The Pakistani Army responded to the Indian attacks by repeatedly firing Indian villages near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. At least 22 Indian citizens and eight defense personnel were killed in the shelling. India and Pakistan signed a “compromise” to stop firing on May 10 after a four -day struggle.