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Tom Cooper, an Austrian military historian, asserts that India's Operation Sindoor in May 2025 was a clear-cut victory, showcasing India's tactical and strategic dominance over Pakistan. He highlights India's successful drone strikes on Pakistani nuclear sites, signaling a failure of Pakistan's deterrence, while also critiquing India's conservative military doctrine and communication failures. Cooper emphasizes the need for India to reform its military strategy and improve public messaging to fully leverage its victories.

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Tom Cooper, an Austrian military historian, asserts that India's Operation Sindoor in May 2025 was a clear-cut victory, showcasing India's tactical and strategic dominance over Pakistan. He highlights India's successful drone strikes on Pakistani nuclear sites, signaling a failure of Pakistan's deterrence, while also critiquing India's conservative military doctrine and communication failures. Cooper emphasizes the need for India to reform its military strategy and improve public messaging to fully leverage its victories.

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Points raised by Tom Cooper—Austrian military historian and aviation

analyst—across his TV interviews, Times Now and NDTV appearances,


Times of India article and three articles in his blog regarding India’s
Operation Sindoor and the wider India–Pakistan conflict of May 2025:

Operation Sindoor: A Clear-Cut Indian Victory

1. India Achieved Tactical and Strategic Dominance

●​ Cooper calls it a "clear-cut victory" for India based on evidence


from videos, satellite imagery, and successful strikes.
●​ India’s drone warfare (Harop, Warmate) and deep strikes
dismantled key Pakistani air defenses and command centers.

2. Strikes on Nuclear Sites: A Psychological and Military Statement

●​ Cooper claims there is video and geo-confirmed evidence that


India struck both entrances to Pakistan’s underground nuclear
storage.
●​ This signals extreme confidence: militarily, “you only strike nuclear
storage sites when you are sure the enemy can’t hit back.”
●​ The implication: Pakistan’s deterrence doctrine has failed, and its
most sensitive assets are vulnerable and exposed.

3. Pakistan’s Military and Doctrinal Failures

●​ Pakistan attempted retaliation with drones, artillery, and ballistic


missiles—mostly neutralized by India’s layered air defense.
●​ Despite fielding advanced air-to-air missiles (PL-15E) via
AWACS-guided JF-17Cs, Pakistan could not prevent IAF incursions.
●​ Their most elite fighters (J-10C, Mirage ROSE) were held
back—highlighting doctrinal conservatism and outdated strategic
thinking.

4. India’s Own Shortcomings and Risks

●​ Despite military success, Cooper critiques India’s conservative


doctrine, calling its military mindset “stolidly procedural and
slow.”
●​ India still avoids hitting ISI or regular Pakistani military targets,
indicating a fear of escalation.
●​ Poor information warfare: India's chaotic press briefings and
narrative management meant that Western media downplayed
its success.
●​ Cooper warns that India's slow reaction times and
communication failures undercut battlefield gains.

5. Strategic and Doctrinal Lessons

●​ Doctrinal Shift Needed: India has modern tech but outdated


military thinking—still stuck in 1999/2019-era frameworks.
●​ Public Messaging = Strategy: Delays and confusion in
communication cost India both domestic clarity and global
sympathy.
●​ Drones, Electronic Warfare, and Speed Matter: Modern warfare
is decided by UAVs, loitering munitions, and fast
decision-making.
●​ No More Global Referees: The West will not intervene or
moderate escalation—power and capability matter more than
diplomacy.​

6. Bottom Line

●​ India won militarily but exposed serious weaknesses in


doctrine, intelligence, and media handling. Pakistan’s nuclear
deterrence credibility was damaged, and its integration of
jihadist proxies appears weakened. But unless India reforms
its doctrine and communications, strategic victories will
continue to be under-recognized and under-leveraged.

Links:
Interview to Times Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5cJCKPnio&ab_channel=TIMES
NOW

ToI Article
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/clear-cut-indian-victory-iaf-hi
t-entrances-of-pak-n-weapons-site/articleshow/121147531.cms#:~:text
=Austrian%20aerial%20warfare%20analyst%20and,to%20nuclear%20sit
es%20in%20Pakistan.

Interview to NDTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WIP4n3VKb8
Links of his blogs
https://xxtomcooperxx.substack.com/p/indian-and-pakistani-military-et
iquette

https://xxtomcooperxx.substack.com/p/illusions-and-realities-of-cross

https://xxtomcooperxx.substack.com/p/illusions-and-realities-of-cross-
b6c

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