India has changed 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 neighbors announced a cease-fire three days later, the highest general in India said on Saturday.
The heaviest fights for decades between nuclear weapons India and Pakistan have been launched by an Indian April 22 attack that killed 26 people, most of them. New Delhi blamed the incident of “terrorists” supported by Pakistan, an accusation refused by Islamabad.
On May 7, Indian jets bombed what New Delhi called “terrorist infrastructure” sites through the border. Pakistan said he had shot down six Indian planes, including at least three Rafale fighters during the first clashes.
The ceasefire was announced on May 10 after bitter fights in which the two parties used fighter planes, missiles, drones and artillery.
