New Delhi May 11, 2025 (ANI): Air Marshal AK Bharti stated that India’s operations had the desired impact on enemy targets, emphasizing that the goal was not to inflict casualties but to strike the intended targets effectively. He left it to the adversary to count any casualties, reiterating that the primary objective was to hit the enemy's targets, not tally the number of casualties.Air Marshal AK Bharti said, "Whatever methods and whatever means we have chosen, it had the desired effects on the enemy targets. How many casualties? How many injuries? Our aim was not to inflict casualties, but in case there have been, it is for them to count. Our job is to hit the target, not to count the body bags."
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00:00There are various means to ascertain that number, there is information from various agencies that come in.
00:07There are, of course, on the line of control other ways to find out as to what has been the effect of what you are doing there in ceasefire violations.
00:16I mentioned 35 to 40 on the line of control and please remember that once Operation Sindur was launched,
00:23the responses of the Pakistan army were also on Indian army.
00:28I did not cover casualties of the Pakistan army, at least in the initial phases of battle, because those were not our targets.
00:37Our targets were terror-oriented.
00:39I never mentioned of any of the weapons, the caliber that we used.
00:45Alright, so we leave it at that.
00:46Those are matters of operational details which I would not like to go into.
00:51So, how many casualties, what was, how many injuries?
00:59Well, to start with, our aim was not to inflict casualties, but in case there have been, it is for them to count.
01:10Our job is to hit the target, not to count the body bags.
01:13I am Ajit Ube from ANI, sir.
01:15Sir, my question is that you talked about the loss of lives to the Pakistan army.
01:24That was around 35 to 40 kills secured by the Indian army.
01:29Sir, can you tell us what would be the total loss of life to the Pakistan army in both army and air force attacks, sir?
01:38And how good was the performance of the Brahmos, Scalp and the S-400 during the operations?
01:50And, sir, since we have...
01:52Dubiji, Dubiji.
01:53Sir, last, just one last question.
01:55No multiple questions, please.
01:56Sir, and since, sir, we have achieved such a spectacular, we have made good achievements in this entire operation,
02:05can we say that we have emerged victorious or we have a big upper hand over the Pakistanis in this entire conflict?
02:15Thank you very much, sir.
02:16So, I will answer the question about the loss of lives on the other side.
02:21Of course, there are various means to ascertain that number.
02:26There is information from various agencies that come in.
02:29There are, of course, on the line of control other ways to find out as to what has been the effect of what you are doing there in ceasefire violations.
02:39So, therefore, I mentioned 35 to 40 on the line of control.
02:43And please remember that once Operation Sindur was launched, the responses of the Pakistan army were also on Indian army or the Indian armed forces infrastructure.
02:55Let me put it that way.
02:57So, that's why I did not cover casualties of the Pakistan army, at least in the initial phases of battle, because those were not our targets.
03:06Our targets were terror-oriented and, of course, later, once, you know, they launched air intrusions and air operations on our infrastructure,
03:18we have used heavier weapons and, of course, there would have been casualties, but those are still being assessed.
03:25The effects of the weapons that you mentioned, I will request A. Marshal Bharti to, you know, apprise all of you about those.
03:35Good evening, Mr. Sujit. How are you?
03:37Mr. Sujit.
03:37Ajit. Okay. We are meeting after some time.
03:42I never mentioned about any of the weapons that we used.
03:46Check. Check. Okay.
03:50What I was saying that I never mentioned of any of the weapons, the caliber that we used.
03:57All right. So, we'll leave it at that.
03:58Those are matters of operational details, which I would not like to go into.
04:04But suffice to say that whatever methods and whatever means we have chosen,
04:10it had the desired effects on the enemy targets.
04:14How many casualties, what was, how many injuries, well, to start with,
04:23our aim was not to inflict casualties, but in case there have been, it is for them to count.
04:32Our job is to hit the target, not to count the body bags.