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Has India's 'operation' started against Turkey, which helped Pakistan during Operation Sindoor? These questions are being raised because Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh has arrived on a visit to Greece. Relations between Greece and Turkey have been very bad and for a long time there was a demand that India should increase military cooperation with Greece to counter Turkey.
On reaching Greece, Indian Air Force Chief AP Singh was welcomed by Hellenic Air Force (HAF) Chief Lieutenant General Dimosthenis Grigoriadis. On the surface, this visit may seem to be a part of normal military cooperation, but it has much more political and strategic meaning.
India and Greece have multilateral exercises
India and Greece have multilateral exercises named 'Iniochos 23' and 'Iniochos 25'. Although there have already been military relations between the two countries with the 'Taranga Shakti' military exercise, the timing and meaning of this visit of Air Force Chief AP Singh must have worried Turkey. This is the same Turkey which remains a strategic partner of Pakistan and has recently become a major platform for anti-India voices.
On reaching Greece, the Indian Air Force Chief was briefed about the organisation, mission and operational activities of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). Apart from this, increasing bilateral cooperation between the two countries in areas like operations and training has been discussed. During his visit to Greece, the Indian Air Force Chief, along with the Chief of HAFGS, is scheduled to visit the Fighter Wing of the Hellenic Air Force as well as the Hellenic Air Force Academy at Dekelia Air Base in Tatoi.
Greece is looking at the way the Indian Air Force carried out precise attacks on Pakistan's terrorist infrastructure during Operation Sindoor as a case study. According to Greece City Times, the Greek Air Force has sought strategic information and tactical data from India about this operation, especially the accuracy with which India used advanced platforms like Rafale and Sukhoi. This shows that India has changed its strategy and has made the policy of responding to Turkey in its own language a part of its planning.
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