Indian forces were ready to wipe out Pakistan’s forward brigades after Balakot, claims Ex-IAF chief BS Dhanoa
New Delhi: Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa has claimed that Indian armed forces have been able to wipe out Pakistan`s ahead brigades had Islamabad`s “military adventure” been profitable in response to the Balakot aerial strikes.
Recalling the flip of occasions and the way India ready its response to the Balakot strike, Dhanoa mentioned that “our military posture was very offensive”.
The former IAF chief made these remarks on Thursday in wake of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Ayaz Sadiq’s remarks in Pakistan’s National Assembly that Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was “shaking and perspiring” throughout a gathering to debate Wing Commander Varthaman’s seize.
Ayaz Sadiq had mentioned within the National Assembly that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an essential assembly identified that if Pakistan didn’t launch Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, India would assault Pakistan “that night by 9 pm”.
“Abhinandan`s father and I served together. So, when Abhinandan ejected I told him that we could not get Ahuja back, but will definitely get Abhinandan back. During the Kargil war, my flight commander Ahuja was captured and shot dead. That was playing on my mind. I told him that there are two parts. The main pressure on Pakistan was diplomatic and political. But there was also a military posture,” Dhanoa mentioned.
“The way he (Pakistan MP) is saying that ‘Pair `kaanp rahe the’ (legs were trembling). It is because the military posture was very offensive… God forbid if there are military misadventure on 27th and hit some of our military installations, we were in a position to wipe out their forward brigades. They know what we are capable of,” he mentioned.
It could also be recalled that Wing Commander Varthaman had shot down a Pakistani plane F-16, which had transgressed into the Indian airspace throughout a canine struggle between Indian and Pakistani air drive on February 27, 2019, and within the course of, his aircraft crossed over to Pakistani aspect and was shot down.
Abhinandan was returned to India from the Attari-Wagah border on March 1, 2019.
Dhanoa, who was the Indian Air Force chief when the aerial strikes occurred in Pakistan, mentioned that Indian navy couldn’t strike to safe Abhinandan`s launch but it surely might do it to place strain on the Pakistan navy.
“But that decision is political. Whether we need to go to war. Suppose strike on 27th had been successful, then to what extent do we respond. Do we respond with a full-scale war or only hitting their forward brigades opposite us? This is a political decision,” he was quoted saying by ANI.
The former IAF chief mentioned that the Balakot strike had put worry into Jaish-e-Mohammad and their Pakistani handlers that India can hit them in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in addition to in Pakistan.
“Till the time Indian elections got over, there was nothing because they knew the response is going to be very swift. We were deployed in this manner that we could respond at very short notice. It is very good for the morale that he was released at such a short period of time and he came back unharmed,” he mentioned.
Abhinandan has been awarded the Vir Chakra on Independence Day by President Ram Nath Kovind for his exemplary bravery.
(With ANI inputs)
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