Two wins, two losses: What India, Pakistan have learned a year after war
Key takeaways
- India and Pakistan each claim strategic successes after the four-day conflict, though it also exposed their vulnerabilities.
- At the Nur Khan Auditorium in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) held a ceremony marking its “achievements” in downing Indian jets.
- But across the border, India, too, is celebrating what its government and military insist was a victory for them.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
India and Pakistan each claim strategic successes after the four-day conflict, though it also exposed their vulnerabilities.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Commuters ride under a billboard featuring Pakistan's prime minister and military figures during the first commemoration of the 2025 Pakistan-India conflict, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 7 2026 [Arshad Arbab/EPA]By Abid Hussain Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – In Pakistan, May began with streets in major cities dotted with banners and posters honouring the military leadership that, in the official telling, guided the country’s defences and led the nation to victory in the four-day aerial war with India last year.
At the Nur Khan Auditorium in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) held a ceremony marking its “achievements” in downing Indian jets. In Lahore on Friday evening, a government-organised concert at the city’s Liberty Chowk celebrated the conflict’s success in what Pakistan calls the “Day of the Battle of Truth”.