If it was shot down, people would have seen it in the air.. debris falling to the ground, that did not happen. And the debris would have been spread all over the area, not concentrated into a crater.
The leadership question, is well fairly understood by now, no? I mean. We know it for a fact after Balakot that they'd take chances. Also, Indians just cancelled one of their biggest aerial exercises only days ago.
Could that have been to prepare for our response, had this hit gone through?
So, you're suggesting this was a deliberate hit sent our way.. and it accidentally went off course? That's the only plausible explanation left. And probably why they are not claiming it. But a single missile would mean a target of opportunity or what?
Their social media was claiming it to be a Pakistani jet, until 2 hours ago. This is not them eating a pie, if ISPR had stayed quiet, they'd have kept talking about it like it was one of ours.
These two.. are EXTREMELY important points. At the same time, we've to keep in mind that after Balakot, anything is within the realm of possibility. What was unthinkable before, even when we prepared for it, is not so much any more. We're dealing with a gov that's willing to take risks.
1. This was not a test system.
2. It was not ground launched.
3. This was not an accidental launch.
4. There are no NOTAMS for any such test in the area.
5. Indians are not claiming to have hit us, so what was meant by a single Brahmos sent over? If they went after a target of opportunity, did...
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So, no NOTAMs. Air Launched. And this does not seem like a test system. They generally issue NOTAMS for that. While Indians are pin-drop quiet about it. They are not taking credit for hitting us but are super quiet about the whole incident. It's not like Modi to ... take 'action' and not...