Video of a spinning rocket plummeting from the sky in northeastern Thailand has been widely shared online miscaptioned as showing an Israeli-made Indian drone downed in Pakistan amid escalating tensions between the South Asian neighbours.

One side in the India-Pakistan War invested heavily in drone capabilities over the last decade. The other did not.

Moreover, if even one Indian civilian aircraft is disrupted due to Pakistani military aggression, India could retaliate by enforcing a shutdown of Lahore Airport-Pakistan's busiest civilian air hub-in line with the Modi Doctrine of strategic escalation to secure deterrence.

The persistent drone incursions represent acts of gross insubordination, exposing fractures deep within the Pakistani military's ranks., India News News - Times Now

India launched multiple Israeli-made Harop drones targeting Pakistan overnight and into Thursday, with one damaging a military site and wounding four soldiers, a Pakistani army spokesman said.

Pakistan shot down 12 drones from India that violated its airspace, the military said on Thursday, a day after Indian strikes on multiple targets in the country fanned fears of a larger military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Between May 8 and 9, Pakistan launched approximately 300 to 400 drones across 36 intrusion points from Leh to Sir Creek. All were neutralised by India's air defence.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has designated Mumbai as a red zone for drone operations, making unauthorised drone flights a serious violation. Despite the directive, a 23-year-old man was caught operating a drone in Mumbai's Powai area on Sunday (May 11).