New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The news of Indian Air Force (IAF) missiles striking Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base Nur Khan with pinpoint accuracy during Operation Sindoor took me back to the morning of 4 December 1971. Serving with an IAF squadron, I had led a section of two fighter bombers to strike the same target then known as PAF Base Chaklala. Located just a few miles northeast of the Pak army headquarters in Rawalpindi, it was a heavily defended base, but my wingman and I returned home safely, after attacking some transport aircraft on the ground.
Separated by 54 years, Operation Sindoor, launched by India on 7 May 2025, in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, and the 1971 India Pakistan War are completely distinct events with vastly dissi...