Pakistan Has Always Miscalculated Our Leadership: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

Mumbai: Hitting out on Pakistan and it’s army Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said that, “they (Pakistan) has always underestimated India’s Nation leadership.”

The IAF chief, who retires later this month, was speaking at an event.

He said, “You must remember that Pakistan has always underestimated our ability. In 1965 war they underestimated Lal Bahadur Shastri. They never expected him to open up the front and go to Lahore”.

“And then they were surprised. They had thought that he will be only fighting in Kashmir… They were surprised. In the Kargil conflict, they were again surprised. They never expected us to pull all our forces and get our Bofors guns and get the Air Force into it and take them out,” the IAF chief said

He said, “So they have always missed out. Even now, after Pulwama (terrorist attack), I think they have miscalculated, thinking that our political leaders would not allow such a (Balakot) strike. Such Not that it is not the Air Force Competent. They (Pakistan) know what our potential is but they were always under the impression that our leadership (work) will not do, “he said.

Marshal Dhanoa is the 25th air chief and assumed the post in December 2016 after air chief Marshal Arup Raha retired.

(With PTI Inputs)

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