And, how did that shake the confidence of the government in the army ? It was pretty normal stuff that goes on. Regular stuff.
I am not reading all that. We all know the Pakistani and Indian version of events. i am gonna rely on the neutral version.
What happened was that India had to stand down because of the quick release of the pilot by Pakistan. It took away India moral right and justification to respond to 27th Feb. If you seriously think that losing one 2nd generation fighter jet will make India stand down against Pakistan, you are living in lala land.
You can take a cue from the past aggressions between India and Pakistan.