India says changed tactics worked well in conflict with Pakistan

31/5/2025 17:27

India switched tactics after suffering losses in the air on the first day of conflict with Pakistan earlier this month and established a decisive advantage before the neighbours announced a ceasefire three days later, India's highest ranking general said on Saturday.



The heaviest fighting in decades between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan was sparked by an April 22 attack in Indian Kashmir that killed 26 people, most of them tourists. New Delhi blamed the incident on "terrorists" backed by Pakistan, a charge denied by Islamabad.



On May 7, Indian jets bombed what New Delhi called "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border. Pakistan has said it downed six Indian planes, including at least three Rafale fighters, in the initial clashes.



The ceasefire was announced on May 10 after bitter fighting in which both sides used fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery.



General Anil Chauhan, India's chief of defence staff, said in an interview that India suffered initial losses in the air, but declined to give details.