India, June 29 -- India's unprecedented missile assault on Pakistan on May 8 has not only redefined rules of engagement in the subcontinent, but also rattled the foundations of Pakistan's military calculus.

The Missile Barrage that India mounted on Pakistan on May 8, was unprecedented. While civilian targets were scrupulously avoided, dozens of military installations ranging from airports, to terrorist homes, were devastated. Not surprisingly, this devastation was accompanied by the loss of a small number of IAF aircraft. The aerial bombing, primarily executed by missiles and drones, however, damaged or destroyed military airbases, and other military installations, apart from residences of terrorist leaders, across Pakistan.

It was an a...