Pakistan, July 18 -- The recent launch of a book by India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Operation Sindoor, claims by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh that Indian forces destroyed multiple Pakistani aircraft during the Operation, and comical claims by Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti that Indian forces had shot down 13 Pakistani aircraft during the May 2025 war reflect a growing sense of frustration within Indian military and political leadership. Such assertions, made without credible evidence, suggest that New Delhi continues to make futile attempts to win the May 2025 Four-Day War it lost to Pakistan more than a year ago.

India's attempt to impose a "new normal" in South Asia resulted in a "new abnormal" for itself, marked by ...