The shower of drone and missile strikes on military sites seen on Thursday represented the worst face-off between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in decades

India carried out a massive cross-border military operation, targeting terror camps in 9 locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Dubbed Operation Sindoor, the strikes left nearly 100 terrorists dead and dealt a major blow to the Jaish-e-Mohammad network.

India's Rafale jets, used in the recent Operation Sindoor, have reignited scrutiny of the India–Pakistan air power balance. Compared to Pakistan's ageing F-16 fleet, the Rafale offers superior radar,