The reports being published from both the countries by in-house media houses are towing the official narrative lest they be labelled as anti-national.
Even international media houses have their own way of projecting conflicts due to their own loyalties.
Loss of aircraft for India, although not accepted by them, was indeed a big loss.
India appears to have successfully attacked more critical targets within Pakistan indicating lack of potent AD network.
These two articles from Al Jazeera and NYT appear to corroborate this line.
As the archrivals halt hostilities after four days of fighting, analysts discuss if either gained an upper hand.
www.aljazeera.com
“Since the announcement, both countries have held news conferences, presenting “evidence” of their “achievements”. On Monday, senior military officials in India and Pakistan spoke by phone, pledging to uphold the ceasefire in the coming days.
However, analysts say neither side can truly claim to have emerged from the post-April 22 crisis with a definite upper hand. Instead, they say, both India and Pakistan can claim strategic gains even as they each also suffered losses.
Planes down may be Pakistan’s gain
India claimed that its strikes on May 7 killed more than 100 “terrorists”. Pakistan said the Indian missiles had hit mosques and residential areas, killing 40 civilians, including children, apart from 11 military personnel.
Further reach across border may be India’s gain
In many ways, analysts say that the more meaty military accomplishment was India’s.”
“Indian strikes on Pakistan damaged six airfields, Post analysis finds
The review of more than two dozen satellite images and aftermath videos found that the strikes heavily damaged three hangars, two runways and a pair of mobile buildings used by the air force. Some of the sites hit by India were as deep as 100 miles inside the country.“
Jingoistic noise aside, there were serious loopholes exposed on both sides.
