Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

[Rudradev]

Strategically this has been perfect. LeT/JeM/HM camps taken out in full public view, which cannot be denied. Done along with a message of restraint conveying that precision weapons were used to avoid civilian casualties. And importantly, no TSP military targets.

Balls are not just in TSPA's court but in its mouth. They too are facing global pressure for restraint. If they retaliate, they have to explain why they are retaliating when India targeted only terrorist infrastructure and not TSP military. On whose behalf are they retaliating?

They either have to back down (the only path if they want an economic bailout, but a path that will get Asim Munir lynched)... or, they have to escalate against India in retaliation for Indian strikes against terrorists, thus taking full ownership of the fact that TSPA equals terrorists. Second option means FATF, sanctions, economic strangulation etc for sure, plus a solid beating from India as a counter-escalation.

Better to keep focus on the big picture than respond to irritants (what BBC said, what Congress spokesperson said, what ISPR tweeted etc.) Don't exhaust yourself with reactions to the small and inconsequential stuff... it is meant to provoke, frighten, enrage, and ultimately exhaust you.

Don't be victims of the Psy War.

Be the Psy Warriors.

[partha]

F solas are missing in action. India has activated large caliber artillery in few areas - NDTV

Last week it was reported that Pakistan has asked for "permission" from US to use F16 in case of escalation. Not sure if that report was fake but it's possible it was true and Pakis didn't get permission. Remember F16s were sold with a clause that they would be only used for "counter terrorism" operations.

[nishant.gupta]

Surprised that no one seems to be wondering what happened to the famed pakistani air defence systems. chinese maal nahi chala kya? even their own statements have not spoken about any Indian missiles being stopped by the amazing pakistani defences. AND they were supposed to be on alert. Caught with pants down again...

[A_Gupta]

Pakistan admits to the following destroyed (from @williams list (DG ISPR press conference):

1. Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur
2. Markaz Taiba, Muridke - LeT
6. Markaz Abbas, Kotli - JeM
9. Syedna Bilal Camp, Muzaffarabad - JeM

[nishant.gupta]

F solas are missing in action. India has activated large caliber artillery in few areas - NDTV

Last week it was reported that Pakistan has asked for "permission" from US to use F16 in case of escalation. Not sure if that report was fake but it's possible it was true and Pakis didn't get permission. Remember F16s were sold with a clause that they would be only used for "counter terrorism" operations.

They can use them to re-bomb the places bombed by us, attack them, blow them and claim that they were Indian rafales which they shot down and then start shouting "jeet hamari hui".... technically, they were using the planes on terrorist hide outs.

[KL Dubey]

^^pakistan awwal "air" defence" (paad) seems to have turned out to be just that. Or maybe the Chinese have also not given "permission" to use their maal which will be exposed as paper tigers.

[RCase]

Now that Operation Sindoor has been executed, how about some suggestions for the next operations:
Operation Sindh
Operation Door (far - Balochistan)

[bala]

Report says that ASim Munir's crore commander visited hospital where wounded jihadis are in lying in bed. There is video clip of the same in YT.

Operation Sindoor: India’s Revenge of Pahalgam | Modi Said Modi Delivered

Sanjay Dixit, Aadi Achint, Col. Ajay Raina

[williams]

Surprised that no one seems to be wondering what happened to the famed pakistani air defence systems. chinese maal nahi chala kya? even their own statements have not spoken about any Indian missiles being stopped by the amazing pakistani defences. AND they were supposed to be on alert. Caught with pants down again...

It has been 6 years since Balakote. Chinese ground radars as well as their famed AWACS fizzled. It is probable they sold some old experimental surplus to the freeloaders who has not paid back any of the BRI loans.

[Cain Marko]

I think scalps / AASM / rafale were used here without crossing the border or loc. Not likely that ground based or air launched brahmos was put into play... The dhamaka would've been insane. This was very precise.

[g.sarkar]

Latest Update on Operation Sindoor • Is Sharda Temple Safe? • Truth about IAF planes & more!

9 areas and a total of 17 attacks - some in PoJK and others in Pakistan. Is Pakistan targeting Sharda Temple? Here are all the details.



- Gautam

[pravula]

....Why not Tejas? This is not cool...

[m_saini]

one thing i hope we also do is to use this opportunity to get an Indian version of Patriot Act passed through parliament. will come in handy to deal with the 0.5 front

[Prem Kumar]

The operative word in the GOI Press Release about Op Sindoor is "sustained"

It means this is the first salvo. Subsequent salvoes will happen either pro-actively or in response to any Paki escalation

Our Armed Forces have certainly wargamed this

We will know more details during the press briefing today

[Amber G.]

Pakistan Army launches attack on UN’s UNMOGIP field office in Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir. Paki Arty Shell has fallen just outside the gate of UN Field Station in Poonch. They are trying to strike at even UN assets but missing the target as usual.

[nishant.gupta]

^^ I think their motto is "fire first and then based on where it falls, decide what was aimed for"

[Amber G.]

Evidence of India has indeed hit Jaish E Mohammad HQs. And Pakistan Army shielding, sheltering and nurturing terror group JeM


Senior Pakistan Army officer visited hospital to check on Casualties of Jaish terrorists..
Listen to the slogans raised in the video
“India teri maut aayi, Jaish aayii Jaish aayi.”

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile in clear terms Israel supports for India publicly after operation Sindoor.
Israel supports India’s right for self defense. Terrorists should know there’s no place to hide from their heinous crimes against the innocent.
#OperationSindoor

[williams]

I am going to post each of the pictures of the targets destroyed.

BTW if people have commercial access to latest sat pictures they should be seeing that in a few days - So Pakis cannot hide behind trees now

[Baikul]

First, I shall add my usual erudite contribution, raising the high moral tone of the conversation and say: pel diya, bkl.

Next, this for sure feels like a well planned escalation ladder by GOI, every step of which has been war gamed, and we’ve only seen the first stage. I think Bakistan is going to get really squeezed this time.

In the meanwhile, in the perception war, we should all also flood social media with our narrative.

[Prem Kumar]

Videos captured by an Indian civilian of a Paki jet being shot down

https://x.com/Vikspeaks1/status/1919885843705028875

https://x.com/Vikspeaks1/status/1919880251284586987

This jet was releasing flares before i started filming it, it crashed down after 39 seconds and i heard a boom after 42 seconds. So according to my assessment it was 13 to 14 Kms away from me towards North west of Jammu airport.

[williams]

It is interesting that we knew these targets before but did not do anything about it.

[Aditya_V]

Pakis will now try a Swift retreat type stunt, where their air force retreated within 5 minutes missing all targets, we must now be totally prepared , tracking their BM Launchers, Artillery, MLRS, Ground based Mobile Radars, SAM's. Telecom including military communication equipment, Bridges, Fishing boats, Fighters, AEW Aircraft etc etc.

If we can win this round and attack while they are launching their stunt, this can be over fast with Munir flying away to London.

Looking at the pics a JF 17 definitely went down in POK, but they cant admit it.

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile: Here is an excerpt of the interview by Yalda Hakim - enjoy the Pakistani Interior Minister’s meltdown … #OperationSindooor
<Meltdown of Paki Minister

[sanjaykumar]

Is it reasonable to expect that those training centres were populated? Presumably the pals would have emptied them out.

[sidp]

It doesn't matter if the sites were populated or terrorists were killed or not. Paxtan army's HnD was the real target I guess.

[williams]

It doesn't matter if the sites were populated or terrorists were killed or not. Paxtan army's HnD was the real target I guess.

I would add that India knew these places deep inside Pakistan and used high tech precision guided munition to destroy these palaces. The local population will see Indian power and will think that their leaders have cheated them into making them believe about Paki airpower etc. Those Mullahs, whose symbols of power were destroyed, will demand revenge that Paki fauj cannot follow through because of the professionally rusted men and machines they possess.

[Prem Kumar]

Is it reasonable to expect that those training centres were populated? Presumably the pals would have emptied them out.

I am sure our intel would have tracked where they were relocated. Remember that we were tracking 300+ mobile phones in Balakot & confirmed that they all went dead after the strike

But that being said, its a shame that we didn't proactively strike these targets over the last several years. Hopefully, with Op Sindoor, there is a doctrinal shift - i.e, continuous and pro-active strikes

[Amber G.]

Intersting...

[williams]

^^^ Actually since the western airports are taken over by IAF, flight radar will not have any information about any military ACs lurking in the area. They can only track what the civilian ATCs can provide and that is gone now.

[williams]

IAF Confirms No Loss To Man or Machine On Indian Side In Operation Sindoor - Republic

[Amber G.]

IAF Confirms No Loss To Man or Machine On Indian Side In Operation Sindoor - Republic

Thanks! for posting.

Meanwhile: On diplomatic front: China's statement

[Arima]

Indian govt presser pushed to 10:30 AM
from TSP side any official reaction? in the Fogs of war official statements get missed out!! i ahve not seen any till now.

[A_Gupta]

Picture of some of the plane debris at Pampore:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ ... 543511.ece

[Amber G.]

CNN reports - how everyone in Islamabad heard India's response.
Similarly around Lahore.

[Deans]

^^^
What if Pak Fauj folds and doesn't do a retaliation, claiming they are showing restraint to maintain world peace. They will live to fight for another day and that will put us back at square 1.

Yeah Pakis need to be punished more. But let us see their reaction is probably Indian thought.

Pak will continue to be punished through the IWT abrogation.
Pak army loses `honour & dignity, if it does not retaliate. If it retaliates it takes casualties and gives us the moral high ground among the International community, to escalate further.

[williams]

Nice camp destroyed. It looks we are proud of our Indian Institutes of Sciences and Technology, while they are proud of these camps.

[Arima]

Picture of some of the plane debris at Pampore:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ ... 543511.ece

Hindu paper is deleting own tweet about Indian aircraft loss!!!
Leftist toilet roll!!

[Baikul]

Hindu paper is deleting own tweet about Indian aircraft loss!!!
Leftist toilet roll!!

That was shameful. At best shameful journalism, at worst shameful collaboration with the enemy narrative.

From here on they should be reminded of it at every single opportunity.

Snivelling, dhoti shivering ar$eholes.

[A_Gupta]

Not just tweet, website article. This was just up and then deleted.