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Rajnath Singh said Indian Armed Forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, highlighting how terrorists had killed on the basis of religion in Pahalgam.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (Image: PTI)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the success of Operation Sindoor in May, saying that the Indian Armed Forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan by hitting targets with precision.
“Our soldiers did not kill terrorists based on their religion but on the basis of their deeds,” Singh said while addressing a programme in Jodhpur. “Our forces responded strongly in Operation Sindoor. The target that was decided was hit precisely.”
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The Defence Minister also said India believes in the principle of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” and does not discriminate on the grounds of caste or religion, but the terrorists killed people after identifying their religion during the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as a military response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 civilians. Indian forces carried out targeted strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh later confirmed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) shot down six Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor, including five fighter jets and a high-value surveillance platform, and also struck nine terror camps. He also shared before-after images of Pakistan airbases to show evidence of India’s strikes.
In the Parliament, Rajnath Singh had asserted that India will not engage in dialogue with nations that foster terrorism, while criticising Pakistan’s support for terror groups.
The Defence Minister had emphasised that dialogue is only possible with civilised and democratic nations, not those driven by religious fanaticism and hatred towards India. “The language of terrorism is fear, blood, and hate, not dialogue,” he said in Lok Sabha, adding that “the voice of dialogue is suppressed under the firing of bullets.”
Meanwhile, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has rolled out new modules on Operation Sindoor, presenting it as “a military success, a technological breakthrough, and a political message rolled into one.”
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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