Suffered initial losses during Op Sindoor: CDS

CHIEF of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan on Saturday acknowledged aircraft losses during Operation Sindoor, but rubbished Islamabad's claim of downing six Indian fighter jets, including four Rafale fighters, as "absolutely incorrect".

- MAYANK SINGH @New Delhi

The CDS' comments on Operation Sindoor came during an interaction with Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday. When asked whether Pakistan downed Indian jets, the CDS said: "What is important is not the jet being downed, but why they were being downed, what mistakes were made—that is important."

Without going into the details, he said: "The good part is that we are able to understand the tactical mistake which we made, remedy it, rectify it, and flew all our jets again, targeting at long range."