China plays down its backing of Pakistan during Operation Sindoor after Gen. Singh’s ‘live-lab’ jibe

Chinas covert hand during Indias Operation Sindoor has laid bare a new reality: the old idea of a separate China or Pakistan front is dead. Lt Gen Rahul R Singhs revelation that Beijing used the conflict as a live weapons lab shows how deeply entwined China and Pakistan now are, from satellites to fighter jets. For India, this means rethinking strategy, modernising its arsenal and signalling consequences if China keeps playing both sides.