General Anil Chauhan claims that the four-day conflict never came close to the point of nuclear war

(Web Desk): Pakistan shot down Indian fighter jets Pakistan during the four-day conflict earlier in the month, India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed on Saturday.
Indian fighter jets were shot down by the Pakistan Air Force on the night of May 6-7 in response to the Indian Air Force’s late-night missile strikes at six Pakistani sites, including Subhan Mosque in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur East, Bilal Mosque in Muzaffarabad, Abbas Mosque in Kotli, Umalkura Mosque in Muridke, the village of Kotki Lohara in Sialkot district, and Shakargarh.S
Speaking to Bloomberg TV at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, General Chahuan said, “I think what is important is not the jets being downed but why the jets were shot down.”
In response to a query by the show’s host, he confirmed that Indian fighter jets were shot down during the recent escalation between the two countries.
He emphasised that the reasons why the Indian jets were shot down and what the Indian forces did after that were more important.
General Chauhan also claimed that the four-day conflict never came close to the point of nuclear war.
American and French officials also confirmed that Pakistan shot down an Indian jet using fighter aircraft it acquired from China, CNN and Reuters reported earlier in the month.
India’s military confirmed for the first time that it lost an unspecified number of fighter jets in clashes with Pakistan in May.
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) May 31, 2025
Anil Chauhan, chief of defense staff of the Indian Armed Forces, spoke to Bloomberg TV on Saturday, while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in… pic.twitter.com/9y3GW6WJfn
CNN cited a senior US official saying, as per their assessment, Pakistani forces shot down the jet during India’s air strikes inside Pakistan.
A high-ranking French intelligence official also told CNN that one Rafale fighter jet operated by the Indian Air Force was downed by Pakistan.
FBR reduces taxes on sugar imports
- 5 hours ago

Russia fires record 728 drones at Ukraine in massive strike
- 7 hours ago

Two minor girls die after eating suspected poisoned food in Rahim Yar Khan
- 7 hours ago
India’s nuclear gambit: Implications for regional and global stability
- 4 hours ago

Pakistan lost 92,000 lives to terrorism, says Bilawal in strong rebuttal to India
- 5 hours ago
Kenya’s ‘Saba Saba’ protests turn deadly as death toll surpasses 100
- 6 hours ago
Finance ministry initiates non-deal roadshow in China for inaugural Panda Bond
- 4 hours ago

Samar Bilour from KP joins PML-N
- 6 hours ago
‘Hothead’ Fognini announces retirement from tennis
- 7 hours ago

NEPRA announces power tariff cuts under fuel price adjustment
- 7 hours ago

Rupee under pressure as dollar gains in both markets
- 8 hours ago
PM Shehbaz meets Turkish delegation, aims for $5bn bilateral trade target
- 6 hours ago