Finally it happened. There were those who doubted that India would attack Pakistan, that all the belligerence and hype was to fool the Indian public. But we knew was that Narendra Modi killed more than 2000 Muslims and staged the so-called surgical strike in 2019 just to win elections. He knows that he needs the support of Hindu extremists to remain in power and to ensure that his party wins the next elections. But this time he must've been surprised at the abject failure of his army and air force after Pakistan downed six Indian planes last night.
There are credible reports that India told a few neutral countries to persuade Pakistan not to respond to its attack. So it must've shocked him at the swift and strong retaliation. He will have great difficulty explaining to his voters why all the money he spent on the latest Rafael jets went down the drain. Share prices of the French company manufacturing Rafael jets crashed after reports that they were easily shot down by Pakistan. It will make other countries wonder whether they should go for fighter planes manufactured by France, as Chinese fighters are more reliable, and less expensive.
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