I mean is that even a discussion? This is the effective summary of Operation Sindoor :
May 07 / 08 - India launches Operation Sindoor, successfully attacks all the terrorist camps it wanted, but lost 2-3 jets because of IAF not being allowed SEAD / DEAD. Despite tactical losses, India achieved its targets. At the least one can call this day a pyrrhic victory.
May 08 / 09 - Pakis try to retaliate, trying to attack Indian military bases with loitering munitions and drones. India destroyed all of the drones => no damage anywhere. Pakis failed to achieve any objective and India successfully thwarted all attacks.
May 09 - India retaliates to failed Paki operation with SEAD / DEAD operations. Indian drones score air defence kill Lahore (clear photos of radar as proof) and likely at Karachi (because Paki AD stopped working there for rest of the war). At least 3-4 several long range Paki radars destroyed. IAF showed clear proof of that. If Pakis wanted to dispute, they could have simply posted photographs of still existing radars, but they didn't. India again achieved tactical success while Pakis failed to stop attacks.
May 09 / 10 - Pakistan launches Operation Bunyan Al Marsoos (or whatever). Attacks S-400 site,
launcher site and other Indian defence bases with drones, rocket artillery and missiles. NO DAMAGE in India to those attacked sites. Nothing. Every missile and drone was shot down. Though IAF accepted minor damages to 4-5 sites, most likely because of falling debris (one AD personnel was killed because of debris). Pakis DGMO showed dubious photographs, claiming to be hits on S-400. Anyone who believes so after seeing the photographs needs to get his brain checked. NOT A SINGLE MISSILE IMPACT IN INDIA. OTOH, there is a clear photographic proof of a 40N6E missile of S-400 suggesting the missile hit something (most likely AWACS or refueller). A hit is more likely because the missile had exploded, it was not intact. Another tactical failure for Pakis.
May 09 / 10 - In response to the operation, India launched direct attacks on Paki air bases. 11 air bases were confirmed attacked with several runways disabled and several hangars hit. Several other which IAF didn't show were also likely hit. Nuclear sites at Kirana hills were hit, may be symbolically. Though IAF has denied that, the video evidence definitely suggests otherwise. This was a major tactical victory for IAF. It strongly showed that India can thwart any Paki attack and hit Pakistan at its will with precision. It showed that PAF may have scored 2-3 aircraft hits at the beginning due to restricted ROE, but once the air fight got serious, Paki J-10, PL-15, etc etc had their tail tucked and disappeared. I am still amused as to to what happened on that night that PAF jets just failed to do anything other than half hearted attack on Indian territory. C&C trucks were confirmed destroyed at Nur Khan base as shown by satellite images (mistaken to be fuel trucks in early analysis by some). Since the trucks were destroyed, some personnel were likely killed too as this was the first air base hit. AWACS was likely hit at Bholari as the wing commander was killed. One more C&C building was hit at another air base (I forgot the name), where Wing Loon was said to be stationed.
The most common cope from Pakis and Indian redittors I have seen is "well we just hit empty buildings and runways, which can be repaired anytime". Dude, whole of their airbases had aircraft parked in open during the entire conflict, which can be seen in satellite photos, and you claim that the hangars were empty? No common sense at all? You mean to say that Pakis left their aircraft in open outside but mysteriously shifted the jets inside to some other location? Pakis definitely lost some FAs in those hangars.
The most significant achievement and strategic victory for IAF was to thwart every Paki attack and then hitting Paki sites at will and with precision. It showed clear Indian dominance in the conflict. By morning of May 10, Pakis had likely realised that they are about to lose so big if this goes on, that even their propaganda machinery will not be able to spin the narrative in their favour. IN was also breathing down at Karachi. Their attacks didn't have anything to show while their bases were attacked with impunity, losing personnel and most likely jets. Thus they begged for cease fire and decided to fight in the domain where they are good, ie the propaganda war.
If anyone knows this summary and still thinks that Pakis had upper hand in the conflict and that they won, well I doubt they are capable to think rationally at all, let alone defence knowledge.
Pakis are not going to do this until we inflict 1971 level defeat on them. You think they will accept they sponsor terrorists and give up sponsoring terrorism? This is the only tool left in their arsenal to poke us.
