We had a 0.85 per cent loss rate in the 1971 war, as per Air Marshal Vikram Singh’s book Because of This – A History of The Indo-Pak Air War of December 1971. All these countries had moved away from air defence guns. All major US bases in Afghanistan, like Bagram, etc., had the C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar) air defence systems that could take down even a mortar shell fired by the Taliban. In India, the Army deploys air defence guns. President Trump can walk away tomorrow if a change in behaviour is the objective, not a change of regime.

Source: Indian Express March 24, 2026 12:20 UTC