Prof Cheng Xizhong of China’s Charhar institute Debunked on Sunday, Indian air manager Marshal Amar Preet Singh’s claim that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had shot five Pakistani jets and a large aircraft during Operation Sindoor, which burned the claim as baseless and not supported by credible evidence.
Prof Cheng described the statement as baseless and widely questioned the international community, reported PTV World. He emphasized the need for verifiable proof and noted that India has not provided photographs of wrecks, radard data or any affirmative material.
In contrast, Pakistan had immediately issued extensive technical reports after the engagement. He called Singh’s remarks “comic, unlikely and convincing” and called them an exercise in “self -consumption”.
Three months since the hostilities ended, India has not yet supported its claims, while Pakistan’s evidence remains on a record and publicly available. Prof Cheng also cited affirmations from global leaders, senior Indian politicians and foreign intelligence agencies confirming that India had suffered significant air losses.
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He insisted that no Pakistani fighter jets were closed down; On the contrary, Pakistan’s strengths had effectively deployed air defense, shot down six Indian fighter jets and neutralizing S-400 air defense systems that he described as undiscutiable.
The comments followed Air Chief Marshal Singh’s statement on Saturday at an event in Bengaluru, claiming that India had set up “at least five fighters” and a larger aircraft-a surveillance plan-by the S-400 surface-to-air missile system. He cited electronic tracking data as confirmation.
“We have at least five fighters confirmed killed, and a big plane,” Singh said, adding that the larger plane was shot down at a distance of approx. 300 km (186 miles). He did not specify the types of fighter jets, but said that Indian air strikes also targeted another surveillance aircraft and “a few F-16s” parked in hangars at two air bases in Pakistan.
Unlike Singh’s statement, Pakistan Air Force shot six Indian aircraft during the May conflict, including three Rafale jet aircraft, in response to Indian missile attacks. One day later, a senior French intelligence officer to CNN confirmed that an Indian Air Force Rafale had been closed down by Pakistan-Mulkket marked the first known fight loss of the French-made aircraft.
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In response, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif Singh’s remarks as “unlikely” and “badly timed,” accusing the Indian military leadership of engaging in politically motivated narrative building. He noted that while Pakistan had immediately shared detailed technical briefings with the international media, India had waited three months before issuing his claim.
“The delayed allegations of the Indian Air Force Chief of the alleged destruction of Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor are as impossible as they are poorly timed,” he said in a statement.
He further criticized Indian military leaders for being used as “the faces of monumental failure caused by the strategic short -sightedness of Indian politicians.” Asif invited India to resolve the matter through transparency and hinted an independent revision of both the countries’ flight vents.
“If the truth is in doubt, allow both sides to open their flights for independent verification – although we suspect that such transparency would only postpone the reality that India seeks to hide,” he added.
