By Kishan Baraiya | 07 May 2025 | kishanbaraiya.com
Namaste dosto! Aaj hum baat karenge ek aise topic pe jo recently bahut zyada discussion mein hai – India aur Pakistan ke beech ka tension, aur kaise India ka air force ekdum dominating position mein hai. Ek X post jo ParasKGhelaanii ne share kiya, usme ek map hai jisme dikhaya gaya hai ki Pakistan ke major air bases kitne close hain India ke air bases ke, aur yeh kitna bada strategic advantage deta hai India ko. Toh chalo, is topic ko thoda deep dive karte hain aur dekhte hain ki yeh situation actually kya hai, kyun hai, aur iska kya matlab hai dono countries ke liye.
Pakistan always a strike away.
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— Paras K Ghelaanii (@ParasKGhelaanii) May 6, 2025
Map Jo Sab Bolta Hai
Sabse pehle baat karte hain us map ki jo ParasKGhelaanii ne share kiya. Yeh map InfoData ne banaya hai aur iska title hai – “Pakistan: Always A Strike Away”. Is map mein dikhaya gaya hai ki India aur Pakistan ke major air bases kahan-kahan hain. India ke air bases red dots se mark kiye gaye hain, aur Pakistan ke air bases green dots se. Ek nazar mein hi samajh aa jata hai ki India ke air bases ka spread kitna bada hai aur kaise yeh Pakistan ke northern frontier ke bahut close hain.
Map ke caption mein likha hai: “With a broader spread, higher altitude positions, and superior infrastructure, India’s air force footprint clearly outshines Pakistan’s across the northern frontier.” Matlab, India ka air force na sirf zyada spread out hai, balki better altitude positions aur infrastructure ke saath ekdum strong position mein hai. Yeh baat strategically bahut badi hai kyunki air force ka role modern warfare mein bohot crucial hota hai.
Pakistan ke air bases jaise Peshawar, Kamra, Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Rafiqui, Shorkot, Jacobabad, aur Karachi tak spread hain. Lekin inme se zyada tar northern aur western Pakistan mein hain, jo India ke border ke close hain. Dusri taraf, India ke air bases jaise Srinagar, Leh, Awantipora, Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur, Chandigarh, Ambala, Delhi, Hindan, Agra, Bareilly, aur Jodhpur tak spread hain. Yeh bases na sirf zyada hain balki inki positioning aisi hai ki India ke fighter jets aur bombers Pakistan ke kisi bhi air base ko minutes mein target kar sakte hain.
Kyun Hai Yeh Advantage Itna Bada?
Ab yeh samajhna zaroori hai ki yeh air bases ka spread aur positioning kyun itna bada advantage deti hai India ko. Dekho, air warfare mein teen cheezein bohot matter karti hain – speed, range, aur surprise element. India ke air bases jo border ke close hain, jaise Srinagar, Pathankot, aur Ambala, yeh sab Pakistan ke bases se sirf 100-200 kilometers door hain. Modern fighter jets jaise Sukhoi Su-30 MKI ya Rafale jo India ke paas hain, yeh distance minutes mein cover kar sakte hain.
Ek example se samajhte hain – agar India ka ek fighter jet Srinagar se take-off karta hai, toh woh Peshawar ya Rawalpindi ke air base ko 10-15 minutes mein target kar sakta hai. Isse pehle ki Pakistan ke air defenses ya fighter jets react kar paayein, India apna strike complete kar sakta hai. Yeh surprise element aur speed ka combination India ko ekdum upper hand deta hai.
Dusra factor hai altitude. India ke air bases jaise Leh aur Srinagar high altitude pe hain. Yeh high altitude bases jets ko better fuel efficiency aur longer range dete hain kyunki upar ka air thinner hota hai, aur jet ko takeoff ke liye zyada runway ki zarurat nahi hoti. Pakistan ke zyada tar bases relatively lower altitude pe hain, jo unke aircraft ke performance ko thoda limit karta hai.
Teesra, India ka air force infrastructure Pakistan se kahin zyada advanced hai. India ke paas modern radar systems, satellite surveillance, aur AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft hain jo real-time intelligence dete hain. Iske saath hi India ke paas better weaponry bhi hai – jaise BrahMos missile, jo supersonic speed pe strike kar sakti hai aur Pakistan ke air defenses ke liye ek nightmare hai.
Recent Tensions Aur Context
Ab yeh map aur yeh post kyun itna relevant hai aaj? Yeh samajhne ke liye hume recent events pe nazar daalni hogi. April 2025 mein ek bada terror attack hua tha Pahalgam mein, jisme Kashmiri Hindus targeted kiye gaye. Is attack ke baad India aur Pakistan ke beech tensions ekdum sky-high ho gaye hain. Pakistan ne claim kiya ki uske paas “credible intelligence” hai ki India 36 hours ke andar ek military strike karne wala hai. Dusri taraf, India ne apne missile tests aur air force drills ke saath apni preparedness dikhayi.
Pahalgam attack ke baad India ne bohot strict actions liye – Pakistani cricketers ke Instagram accounts block kar diye, aur 70 Pakistani nationals jo India mein stranded the, unhe border se wapas bhej diya. Air India ne bhi apne North America flights ke routes change karne ka plan banaya kyunki Pakistan ne apna airspace band kar diya. Yeh sab tensions ke signs hain jo dikhate hain ki dono countries ekdum alert mode pe hain.
Pakistan bhi apni taraf se prepared hai – unhone apne border outposts ko strengthen kiya, missile tests kiye, aur air defenses ko active rakha hai. Lekin map jo humne dekha, woh clearly dikhata hai ki India ka air force advantage itna bada hai ki Pakistan ke liye yeh ek constant threat hai. Pakistan ke officials ne bhi kaha hai ki agar India koi “military adventurism” karta hai, toh woh “assuredly and decisively” respond karenge. Lekin yeh baat toh clear hai ki India ke paas upper hand hai, aur Pakistan ko hamesha yeh darr rahega ki India kab strike karega.
Historical Context: India-Pakistan Air Wars
India aur Pakistan ke beech air warfare ka ek lamba history hai, aur yeh context bhi samajhna zaroori hai. 1965 aur 1971 ke wars mein dono countries ke air forces ka bada role tha. 1971 ke war mein India ke air force ne Pakistan ke air bases pe devastating strikes kiye the, aur East Pakistan (jo aaj Bangladesh hai) ko liberate karne mein air superiority ka bada role tha.
2019 mein Balakot airstrike bhi ek important example hai. Jab Pulwama attack ke baad India ne retaliation mein Balakot mein terror camps pe airstrike ki, toh Indian Air Force ke Mirage 2000 jets ne Pakistan ke air defenses ko bypass kar diya tha. Yeh airstrike dikhati hai ki India ke paas capability hai deep strikes karne ki, aur Pakistan ke air bases ko target karne ki.
Pakistan ke paas bhi ek capable air force hai, yeh baat nahi bhoolni chahiye. Unke paas JF-17 Thunder jets hain jo Chinese technology pe based hain, aur F-16 jets jo America se mile hain. Lekin India ke paas jo variety aur numbers hain – Sukhoi, Rafale, Mirage, aur indigenous Tejas – yeh Pakistan se kahin zyada advanced hain. Plus, India ke paas better training aur tactics bhi hain, jo air warfare mein bada difference banate hain.
Kya Hai Aage Ka Scenario?
Ab sawal yeh hai ki yeh situation aage kahan jayegi? Ek taraf India ke paas yeh strategic advantage hai, aur woh apne air force ke saath Pakistan pe pressure daal sakta hai. Dusri taraf, Pakistan bhi apni defenses ko strengthen kar raha hai, aur woh kisi bhi strike ka jawab dene ke liye ready hai. Lekin yeh tension kab tak chalta rahega, aur kya yeh full-scale conflict mein badal sakta hai?
International community bhi is situation pe nazar rakhe hue hai. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ne dono countries ke leaders se baat ki hai aur de-escalation ki appeal ki hai. UK ne bhi yahi kaha hai ki dono countries ko measured approach lena chahiye. Lekin ground reality yeh hai ki India aur Pakistan ke beech trust ki kami hai, aur chhoti si baat bhi bada conflict trigger kar sakti hai.
India ke liye yeh ek opportunity hai apne strategic advantage ko use karne ka, lekin saath hi responsibility bhi hai ki situation ko control mein rakha jaye. Pakistan ke liye yeh ek challenge hai ki woh apne defenses ko kaise improve kare, aur saath hi yeh darr bhi hai ki India kab strike karega.
Conclusion: Ek Strike Door, Lekin Peace Ki Zarurat
Toh dosto, yeh map aur yeh situation hume yeh dikhati hai ki India ka air force ekdum strong position mein hai, aur Pakistan ke liye yeh ek constant threat hai. Lekin yeh baat bhi yaad rakhni chahiye ki war kisi ke fayde mein nahi hai. India aur Pakistan dono nuclear powers hain, aur kisi bhi conflict ke consequences bohot bade ho sakte hain.
Hume peace ke liye kaam karna chahiye, aur international community ko bhi yeh ensure karna chahiye ki yeh tensions escalate na ho. Lekin saath hi, India ko apni preparedness maintain karni chahiye kyunki yeh strategic advantage ek bada asset hai jo national security ke liye zaroori hai.
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