China the main beneficiary imo.
Of all this fiasco:
Biggest loser:
1. Imran Khan
Losers:
1. The innocent people and soldiers who died for their respective nations
2. Cricketing ties
3. Kashmiri public who have been set back by about 5 years of growth.
4. IAF's operational capability still under question
5. Pakistan Air Defense: Capital getting struck multiple times shows clear gap in defenses.
5. India and Pakistan media, non stop false propaganda was pathetic
No change :
1. The war hawks on both sides, who will keep claiming their wins
Winners:
1. Asim Munir: The Big Daddy winner of all this. Unchallenged grip on Pakistan.
2. Modi: Easy strengthening of hold over power. IWT is still suspended.
3. Trump: He should be getting his Nobel Prize
4. Chinese weapons, taking out a Rafale a big plus win, but utter failure of Air defense systems fully exposed.
5. Indian Air Defense: Rock Solid
With IWT suspended, India will continue to build a powerful leverage against Pakistan against any future misadventure. Pakistan needs restoration of IWT else all this retaliation serves no purpose. After all the dust has settled, boundaries have not changed. Short military wins and losses have been claimed but the lasting change is the suspension of IWT and that will dictate the future of India-Pak ties.
Now, Can Pakistan's general care about their future and bring India back into IWT? That's the question.