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Former IAF chief reveals earlier government denied permission for air strike

Former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has claimed that after the 2001 Parliament attack and 26/11 Mumbai attack, the Indian Air Force wanted to demolish terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, but the then BJP and UPA government did not approve of it. Dhanoa said that the Indian Air Force knew where the terrorist camps were and the Air Force was fully prepared. He said this while addressing the children at the annual festival of VJTI in Technovanza.

BS Dhanoa has been the Chief of the Air Force from 31 December 2016 to 30 September 2019. This (strike) proposal was sent to the government twice. For the first time, this proposal was placed before the government after the 2001 Parliament attack and the second time this proposal was introduced again after the Mumbai attack. The then Air Force Chief was ready to attack the terrorist training camp in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

‘After the Parliament attack in 2001, everything was in our favor and in 2008 the same situation was there, everything was in our favor. At that time, the Indian Air Force had said that we have the capability and would have made political decisions’, the national leadership had to take a decision on it.

He stressed that if peace comes, Pakistan will lose many of its privileges. The former Air Force chief said that he would always give air to the Kashmir issue. Highlighting that the Indian Air Force has the capability to fight small and fast wars, he said, “Pakistan has been fighting the battle of propaganda and will continue to do so.”

However, he expressed concern over the fact that India’s two neighboring countries have nuclear weapons. Referring to the Balakot air strike, the former Air Force chief said that this attack had shocked Pakistan and it was completely unaware of it. He said that there is a lack of joint plan between Pakistan’s defense forces and their morale has dropped.

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