In a rare and candid admission, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy acknowledged that Pakistan shot down five Indian Air Force jets during the recent conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking in an interview, Swamy said that the Indian planes were defeated in air combat as Pakistan deployed Chinese fighter jets which outperformed the French-made aircraft used by New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPakistan downed five of our planes. They used Chinese planes to down our planes, which were French,\u201d Swamy revealed. \u201cThe Chinese planes were good, but the French were not. Rafale is not up to the mark as per India\u2019s needs,\u201d he added, criticising the performance of the highly-touted Rafale jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He went on to make a startling claim regarding the controversial Rafale deal, alleging corruption in the procurement process. \u201cCorruption happened in Rafale which won\u2019t be investigated till Modi is the PM,\u201d he stated firmly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discussing the lack of accountability within the Indian leadership, Swamy said that under the current prime minister, an open probe into the aircraft losses is highly unlikely. \u201cWith Modi in power, no discussions or investigations will happen about how and why those jets were downed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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