Operation Sindoor: More Than a Battle — A Tech War Won by India, Says Spencer

“India didn’t just win a military battle against Pakistan — it won a technology referendum against China”:  Spencer wrote

RNS: India’s recent military campaign against Pakistan, Operation Sindoor, has not only drawn global attention for its swift execution but is now being hailed as a watershed moment in modern warfare — signaling a technological victory over China as well.

According to John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute, US Army Military Academy, the operation represented far more than a battlefield success. In a statement posted on social platform X, Spencer remarked, “India didn’t just win a military battle against Pakistan — it won a technology referendum against China.”

Spencer called the operation “a strategic masterstroke” and highlighted India’s growing prowess in indigenous defense manufacturing under the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives.

Launched earlier this month, Operation Sindoor was a decisive, four-day military campaign in response to cross-border terror incidents. While the strikes were visibly intense, what unfolded behind the scenes was a high-stakes technological contest between Indian-developed defense systems and Chinese-supplied platforms used by Pakistan.

India deployed a combination of home-grown weaponry — including the BrahMos supersonic missile, Akash and Akashteer air defense systems — alongside seamlessly integrated foreign technologies such as Rafale fighter jets, Scalp missiles, and Russian S-400 missile systems. These systems worked in unison under India’s command-and-control architecture, showcasing a robust hybrid warfare capability.

Spencer noted that Pakistan, acting “as a proxy of Beijing,” relied on a mix of Chinese JF-17 fighter jets, HQ-9 missile defenses, Turkish drones, and U.S.-origin F-16s — many of which were neutralized or outmaneuvered by Indian forces.

Between May 6 and May 10, the Indian military executed precision strikes on at least eight key Pakistani military sites, including airbases, radar installations, and air defense hubs in both Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The operation concluded after Islamabad formally requested a ceasefire.

Defense analysts are now describing Operation Sindoor as a turning point in regional military balance, redefining India’s position in South Asia’s strategic landscape. “This was more than retaliation,” Spencer emphasized. “It was India’s announcement to the world: we are not just ready for war — we’re ready to lead the future of military innovation.”

The campaign is now being recognized globally as a defining moment in India’s military evolution — not just for its operational success, but for the symbolic blow it delivered to China’s defense exports. Experts agree: the real victory was India’s emergence as a sovereign technological force in modern warfare.

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