OP SINDOOR ACHIEVED ESCALATION DOMINANCE, SAYS SWISS REPORT

The report by an independent Swiss military history and strategic studies institution, says that Indian operations significantly reduced the quality and extent of Pakistani airspace awareness.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

India retained escalation dominance and protected its most critical air-defence assets during the 7-10 May 2025 air conflict with Pakistan named Operation Sindoor, according to a detailed European military analysis, which concludes New Delhi controlled both the tempo and the ceiling of the confrontation while preventing Pakistani forces from achieving any decisive operational effect.

The report, titled “Operation Sindoor: The India-Pakistan Air War (7-10 May 2025)”, is authored by Adrien Fontanellaz and published earlier last week by the Centre d’Histoire et de Prospective Militaires (CHPM), an independent Swiss military history and strategic studies institution based in Pully, Switzerland. Founded in 1969, CHPM is not affiliated with any government and positions itself as a neutral forum for professional military research, force-preparation studies, and lessons-learned analysis.

The publication carries institutional oversight. Its review committee includes Joseph Henrotin, a Paris-based strategic analyst associated with European defence think tanks; Claude Meier, a retired Swiss Air Force Major General and former Chief of Staff; and Arthur Lüsenti, a specialist in nuclear doctrine and arms control, with experience at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.