A viral video by Chinese content creators mocking India after its Rafale fighter jets were shot down by Pakistan has been making the rounds on social media, especially TikTok.
The clip features four Chinese individuals dressed in Indian-style attire dancing to a parody tune, poking fun at India’s recent military losses.
The satire comes amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following a deadly attack in Pahalgam, IIOJK, on April 22, which left 26 people dead. India swiftly blamed Pakistan without presenting evidence, a claim Islamabad denied.
In retaliation, India shut down the Wagah border, suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, and cancelled Pakistani visas. Pakistan, in turn, called any tampering with water flow an “act of war” and sealed the border from its side.
The situation escalated further as multiple explosions were reported in Pakistani cities such as Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Muridke, and Bahawalpur.
Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed Indian airstrikes hit several locations in the country, prompting immediate Pakistani air and ground retaliation.
Within an hour, Pakistan downed five Indian fighter jets. including four Rafales, and struck numerous enemy military sites.
“Pakistan could have shot down 10 Indian fighter jets,” Lt Gen Chaudhry said. “But Pakistan chose to exercise restraint.”
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Despite the scale of the conflict, major Indian news outlets remained quiet. The Hindu briefly reported the loss of three Indian jets before pulling the article.
A U.S. defense analyst on CNN remarked that the destruction of Rafales dealt a serious blow to India’s air power credibility.
Analysts also noted the confrontation as a key test between Chinese-made J-10C jets, now in Pakistan’s arsenal, and the Western-backed Rafales in India’s fleet.
A French intelligence official confirmed to CNN that one Rafale was indeed brought down, marking the first-ever combat loss of the aircraft.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s military also announced the downing of 25 Israeli-made Harop drones deployed by India in cross-border operations.
The ISPR described the drone missions as a “desperate and panicked response” by India following Pakistan’s military actions on May 6 and 7. These drones were intercepted using both soft (electronic) and hard (armed) kill measures.
In response to the attacks, particularly over Karachi, residents in the city rallied in large numbers, expressing public support for the armed forces. As of Friday, security sources confirmed that Pakistan had downed at least 77 Indian drones.