No, Indian lying is unique in the world and it is proven. Nobody loses 5+ jets in a conflict with pictures for evidence and everything, then says without any evidence that the enemy lost 5+ jets. Nobody. Countries manage narratives but they don't lie like India, disregarding all evidence and making up its stories. Your defensive and deflecting attitude towards this incredibly uniquely self-humiliating behavior by India is very Indian.
Every major power hides losses and spins stories—that’s just how war works. The US downplayed pilot losses in Vietnam for years, Russia has a long history of concealing setbacks (look at their recent Ukraine conflict), and countless examples exist worldwide. India is far from unique in managing narratives around military failures. wont talk about China as obviously they were never defeated right.
Maybe before claiming India’s behavior is uniquely shameful, consider that all countries do this, just some are better at hiding it. Your “India-only” narrative isn’t based on facts—it’s selective bias, plain and simple.
Yes, it will. When you make the people think that your defeats are your victories, they don't demand change. Young Indian men aren't demanding that the government overhaul their military to prevent this from happening again, but they are celebrating that India shot down X imaginary Sino-Pakistani fighters. They are happy with the same, and there is no motivation for the leaders to deliver change because apparently, none are needed.
If you think young Indians are just blindly celebrating “imaginary victories” and ignoring military reform, you’re clearly stuck scrolling Twitter and living in your own echo chamber.
Try actually looking at parliamentary proceedings—those debates are public about defense failures.
Or better yet, swing by subs like r/India, r/UnitedStatesOfIndia, r/liberandu, or even r/IndianDefense. The level of criticism about procurement mess-ups and modernization delays may not be par with your level but are enough to indicate that Indian public, especially the youth who cares is not blind.
You’re cherry-picking sources that feed your bias instead of seeing the full picture. Maybe step out of your bubble before throwing around sweeping judgments.
And let’s be clear: public perception doesn’t shape India’s defense trajectory—bureaucrats, generals, planners, and institutional inertia do. That’s where the real problem (and progress) lies.
