India claims that one of its MiG-21 fighter jets shot down a Pakistani F-16 [File: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]
Business Insider: The US is dumping cold water on India's claim it shot down a Pakistani F-16
* The US inspected Pakistan's fighter inventory after a February dogfight, in which India claimed that one of its MiG-21 Bison aircraft shot down a Pakistani F-16, and found nothing missing, Foreign Policy reported on Thursday.
* The report followed others indicating that Indian pilots had missed their targets in the air raid on Pakistan in an embarrassing failure.
* "As details come out, it looks worse and worse for the Indians," an expert told Foreign Policy.
India proudly claimed that one of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters shot down one of Pakistan's US-made F-16s before being downed by a Pakistani missile in a dogfight in February, but a US inventory of Pakistan's fighters found nothing missing, Foreign Policy reported on Thursday, citing two senior US defense officials.
Tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals hit levels not seen in decades in February after militants based in Pakistan killed 40 Indian paramilitary police in a suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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WNU Editor: India is still sticking to its claim that it shot down a Pakistani F-16 .... Indian Air Forces Refute US Media Report Saying No Pak F-16 Was Down in February (Al Jazeera). More here .... Have Proof Pakistani F-16 Shot Down, Says Air Force; Refutes US Journal Report (NDTV).
More News On The U.S. Denying Indian Claims That A Pakistani F-16 Was Shot Down In February
U.S. count shows no Pakistan F-16s shot down in Indian battle: report -- Reuters
India Never Actually Shot Down Pakistani F-16 in Kashmir Clash, New Report Says -- Time/Bloomberg
US count of Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets found none of them missing: Report -- Times of India
India's claim of downing Pakistani F-16 thrown in doubt after US report -- The National
Pakistan calls for 'truth' from India on aerial dogfight -- Al Jazeera
