India, Jan. 26 -- A detailed study by a prominent Swiss military history and strategy think tank has concluded that India achieved decisive air superiority over Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May last year, forcing Islamabad to seek a ceasefire after just four days of intense aerial combat.

The assessment comes from the Centre for Military History and Perspective Studies in Switzerland and is authored by military historian Adrien Fontanellaz.

The report offers one of the most thorough independent reconstructions of the 88-hour India-Pakistan air conflict that unfolded between May 7 and May 10, 2025.

While global media coverage at the time largely centred on the reported loss of at least one Indian Rafale fighter during the openin...