The embassy famous that the Navy Captain’s remarks on Indian Air Force’s losses throughout Operation Sindoor have been “taken out of context” and “misrepresented.”
Indian Air Force’s Rafale fighter jets fly previous through the “Aero India 2021” air present at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru.(REUTERS file)
In an announcement issued on X, the embassy famous that Navy Captain Shiv Kumar’s remarks on Operation Sindoor have been “taken out of context” and “misrepresented.”
“We have seen media reports regarding a presentation made by the Defence Attache at a Seminar. His remarks have been quoted out of context and the media reports are a mis-representation of the intention and thrust of the presentation made by the speaker,” stated the embassy.
“The presentation conveyed that the Indian Armed Forces serve under civilian political leadership unlike some other countries in our neighbourhood. It was also explained that the objective of Operation Sindoor was to target terrorist infrastructure and the Indian response was non-escalatory,” the assertion added additional.
What did the defence connecté say?
During a presentation on June 10, India’s defence connecté to Indonesia, Captain (Indian Navy) Shiv Kumar said that the Indian Air Force misplaced “some aircraft” after it struck terror websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir beneath Operation Sindoor.
Captain Kumar additional said that the Indian forces had additionally been directed to not hit Pakistani infrastructure or air defences within the first strike.
“Only due to the constraint given by the political management to not assault the navy institution or their air defences,” he stated, whereas explaining the rationale why the IAF suffered misplaced fighter jets.
The Captain additional added that after this loss, the armed forces modified their ways.
“We went for the military installations… we first achieved suppression of enemy air defences and then… all our attacks could easily go through using BrahMos missiles,” he stated.
After the remarks went public, opposition social gathering Congress accused the BJP-led authorities of “misleading” the nation.
“Why is the PM refusing to preside over an all-party assembly and take the Opposition into confidence? Why has the demand for a particular session of Parliament been rejected?” stated Congress chief Jairam Ramesh.
Senior chief Pawan Khera additionally took to X and said the defence attache’s remarks have been a “direct indictment.”
“They know they’ve compromised national security, and they’re terrified of what the Congress Party will expose before the people of India,” stated Khera.
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