Operation Sindoor report collapses under scrutiny! |
Serious military analysis requires verifiable evidence, internal coherence and analytical restraint, especially when examining conflict between two nuclear-armed neighbours. The Centre for Military History and Perspective Studies (CHPM) report titled 'Operation Sindoor: The India-Pakistan Air War (7-10 May 2025)' fails on all three counts. Rather than offering a credible assessment of air warfare, it amplifies Indian official narratives, ignores contradictory evidence in the public domain and advances claims that range from speculative to operationally implausible.
At the most basic level, the report's framing is flawed.
There is no established operational history, doctrine or officially acknowledged campaign known as 'Operation Sindoor'. Unlike Pulwama or Balakot — events rooted, however controversially, in identifiable timelines — the label appears to be a post-facto narrative construct. CHPM never explains its origins, command structure or formal authorisation, yet proceeds as if it were a documented military operation.
The pattern begins........