India, Oct. 22 -- There is considerable confusion in the air about the role of Air Force in Operation Sindoor. However, a close scrutiny reveals that it stems from the lack of proper understanding of the air p ower.

To begin, the assertion that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was "fully ready and already airborne" waiting for the IAF lacks operational logic. Air forces do not achieve superiority through early airborne presence or "waiting in the air"; they do so through the intelligent orchestration of planning, timing, and mission effectiveness.

Air campaigns are designed around objective achievement, escalation control, and strategic messaging - not the theatrics of who launched first. The IAF's conduct during Operation Sindoor must be v...