Sat Aug 30 22:01:00 UTC 2025: ## News Article: Indian Air Force Achieved “Complete Domination” Over Pakistan in Operation Sindoor, Says Air Marshal
**NEW DELHI, August 31, 2025** – The Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved “complete domination” over the Pakistani military in the recent Operation Sindoor, forcing Islamabad to call for a ceasefire by May 10, 2025, according to Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari. The Air Marshal revealed that the IAF utilized fewer than 50 weapons in the four-day conflict.
Speaking at a defense summit on Saturday, Air Marshal Tiwari recounted the mission, detailing how the IAF responded to Pakistan’s attack on the night of May 9-10 with targeted strikes that inflicted significant damage.
“I must tell you that it was a key takeaway for us that in less than 50 weapons, we were able to achieve complete domination. It has not happened before,” he stated.
Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 as a punitive response to the Pahalgam terror attack, targeting terrorist infrastructure within Pakistan-controlled territories. Air Marshal Tiwari explained that the IAF’s directives were to ensure the punitive action was “visible,” with nine terror targets selected from a wide array of potential options. He also emphasized the importance of “conflict elimination” as a crucial part of the overall strategy.
“It is very easy to start a war, but not easy enough to end it. And that was an important consideration to keep in mind,” he said.
While India initially kept its response calibrated following the initial strikes on May 7, the attack on May 9-10 triggered a more robust response, with the IAF hitting “pan-front.” The Air Marshal highlighted that some of the targets neutralized during Operation Sindoor had remained untouched even during the 1971 war.
“There were targets which were taken out, which were not even taken out during the 1971 war. That is the kind of extent and damage to capability that we had caused to them,” he stated, clarifying that the IAF focused its strikes solely on military targets.
He acknowledged the inherent risks involved in using long-range vectors for targeting but lauded the precision and execution of the mission, ensuring minimal collateral damage.
“The precision targeting from this range is very, very essential as it is very risky because the longer the vector, you feel that there are more chances of collateral (damage),” he said. “But to the credit of our planners and credit of people who executed the missions, we were able to take out each target precisely. We were able to ensure there was no collateral damage. This is not an easy game.”
The Air Marshal’s comments underscore the effectiveness and strategic precision of the Indian Air Force in the recent conflict, highlighting the force’s capability to achieve decisive outcomes with targeted action.
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