Op Sindoor losses due to restrictions on hitting military targets: Navy officer

The Indian Air Force lost fighter jets to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor on May 7 because the political leadership had directed that no military establishment across the border was to be attacked that day, The Times of India quoted India’s defence attaché to Indonesia as having said earlier this month.

A controversy erupted after a purported video of Captain Shiv Kumar’s remarks from June 10 surfaced online on Sunday.

Following this, the Indian Embassy in Jakarta stated that the Navy officer had only said that India’s armed forces serve under “civilian political leadership”, unlike some neighbouring countries.