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While a number of IAF aircraft took part in the Kargil campaign, it was the cover provided by the MiG-29 Fulcrum armed with beyond visual range (BVR) missiles that exposed the PAF’s plight. “Analyses by Pakistani experts revealed that when the rubber met the road, PAF simply refused to play any part in support of the Pakistan Army, angering the latter,” says the report.
“While PAF fighters did fly Combat Air Patrols (CAP) during the conflict, they stayed well within Pakistani air space. On occasions, IAF MiG-29s armed with the deadly R-77 BVR air-to-air missiles were able to lock on to PAF F-16s, forcing the latter to disengage. In the absence of a PAF threat, the IAF was able to deliver numerous devastating strikes on intruder positions and supply dumps.”
The situation changed little during the 2002 border crisis between India and Pakistan. Strategy Page adds: “One Pakistani military expert observed that the PAF’s perceived inability to defend Pakistan’s airspace and even put up a token fight against the IAF was the biggest driver for Pakistani leaders’ warnings that any Indian attack would lead to an immediate nuclear strike by Pakistan. It would be no exaggeration to say that after the Kargil and 2002 experiences, PAF’s psyche took a big beating.”
MiGs over Kargil: How the Fulcrum buzzed the Falcons | Russia & India Report
Your post made me laugh. What "experts"? Unnamed experts can say anything.
Indian security experts said the Indian Army's performance in the Kargil war was unsatisfactory. One such expert said "They simply didn't have the nerve to face the Pakistan Army. They just refused to leave their barracks. In the end it was decided that Indian Government will use diplomatic and international pressure to make Pakistan vacate the posts".
Another security analyst had an even worse opinion "It was a wake up call for India. They realised they will not be able to use military force to make Pakistan vacate the posts. There were reports of soldiers saying they would rather eat shit than go face Pakistan".
There. Take your unnamed "experts" up where the sun don't shine. Oh, by the way, check the newspaper's name.