No body is saving a pride here.
Just sort out Proven facts with UN Proven Stories and you will get the picture.
Indian Claims :
1. F16 Fired Missiles : AIM 120 Shown .. F16 were used ... Proved
2. We Hit Deep Inside Balakot... Trees + Crows Killed.... Proved
3. When IAF Hit , PAF was Sleeping .. ZERO RETALIATION ( Like Abhinandan Did ) .. Proved
Pakistani Claims & Reversals :
1. We Have 3 Pilots > Then Just 1 > Where did the other Go ?
2. We Never used F16 > Then where did India get AIM 120 from ?
3. We Hit Deep Inside India > Then Why This .. ? ( Note the Term "from within pakistani airspace" ) , They didnt even cross the LOC !
India NEVER Changed its "Official" position. NEVER.
"saving pride" is the act of people who make Bizzare Claims and later Retract.