India, May 17 -- Operation Sindoor, India's coordinated military retaliation following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, delivered a strong message against terrorism by striking nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. But it wasn't just the Indian Armed Forces' firepower that caught the Pakistan military off guard, it was the well-planned deception.

According to an ANI report, which cites highly placed defence sources, the Indian Air Force (IAF) used dummy aircraft disguised as fighter jets to bait and disable Pakistan's Chinese-supplied air defence systems during Operation Sindoor.

On the night of May 9-10, India struck 11 out of 12 key Pakistani air bases. However, before launching its wave of missi...