Media Briefing on #OpSINDOOR by DGMO & senior officers from the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force took place on Sunday 11 May, 2025 at National Media Centre
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Mumbai, May 11, 2025: Media Briefing on #OpSINDOOR by DGMO & senior officers from the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force took place today at National Media Centre.
SpokespersonNavy @indiannavy, stated: “In the aftermath of the cowardly attacks on innocent Indian tourists at #Pahalgam by Pakistani sponsored terrorists on #22Apr 25, the #IndianNavy’s Carrier Battle Group, surface forces, submarines and aviation assets were immediately deployed at sea with full combat readiness, in concert with the joint operational plan of the Indian Defence Forces. Within 96 hrs of the terrorist attack, the #IndianNavy tested and refined tactics & procedures at sea during multiple weapon Firings in the Arabian Sea, revalidating the crew, armament, equipment & platform readiness to deliver various ordnance on selected targets precisely. The #IndianNavy remained forward deployed in the Northern Arabian Sea in a dissuasive and deterrent posture, with full readiness and capacity to strike select targets at sea, and on land, compelling Pakistani Naval and air units to be in a defensive posture, inside harbours or very close to their coast. As part of the escalation control mechanism, the application of force by the Navy was planned in a synchronised manner in concert with the #IndianArmy and the #IndianAirForce. Along with kinetic actions by the Army and the Air Force, the overwhelming operational edge of Indian Navy at sea, contributed towards Pakistan’s urgent request for a ceasefire yesterday. The #IndianNavy remains deployed at sea in a credible deterrent posture, to respond decisively to any inimical action by Pakistan, or Pakistan based terrorist.”
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DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai during the Press Briefing on #OperationSindoor gave the backdrop: “Operation Sindoor was conceptualized with a clear military aim to punish the perpetrators and planners of terror and to destroy their terror infrastructure. What I do not state here is the often-stated determination of India and its intolerance to terror. It set into motion a very diligent and microscopic scarring of the terror landscape across the borders and the identification of terror camps and training sites. The locations that emerged were numerous, but as we deliberated more, we realized that some of these terror hubs were now bereft of presence and had pre-emptively been vacated, fearing retribution from us. There was also a term of reference and our own binding self-imposed restriction to target only terrorists and thus prevent collateral damage
DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai during the Press Briefing on #OperationSindoor elaborated: “You are already aware that my communication with the Pak DGMO was conducted at 15:35 hours yesterday and resulted in cessation of cross border firing and air intrusions by either side wef 17:00 hours, 10th May, after he proposed that we cease hostilities We also decided to further speak on 12th May at 1200 hours to discuss the modalities that would enable the longevity of this Understanding. The COAS has earlier today conducted a security review and has granted full authority to our Army Commanders for counter actions in the kinetic domain in case of any violation by Pakistan.”
Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGAO, IAF, explained: “A decision was taken to strike where it would hurt and towards that in a swift, coordinated, calibrated attack, we stuck air bases, command centers, military infrastructure, air defence systems across the entire Western Front. The bases we stuck include #Chaklala, Rafiqui, Rahim Yar Khan, and Sukkur sending a clear message that aggression will not be tolerated. This was followed by strikes at #Sargodha, #Bholari, and #Jacobabad.”
Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGAO, IAF, added: “On the night of 8th and 9th May, starting as early as 22:30 hours, our cities had a mass raid of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, starting right from #Srinagar and going right up to Naliya. It was a mass raid in waves and it was relentless. We were prepared and our air defence preparedness ensured that there was no damage on the ground or to any of the intended targets that the enemy might have planned for. In a measured and calibrated response, we once again targeted the military installations and surveillance radar sites at #Lahore and close to #Gujranwala.”
Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGAO, IAF, showed the terror camps in Pakistan's #Muridke and #Bhawalpur that were destroyed during the #OperationSindoor
DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai during the Press Briefing on #OperationSindoor, pointed out: “There were nine camps that you are now all familiar with which were confirmed by our various intelligence agencies to be inhabited. Some of these were in PoJK, while there were others that were located in the #Punjab Province in #Pakistan. Nefarious places such as Muridke, the hub centre of the Lashkar-e-Taiba has over the years bred infamous characters such as Ajmal Kasab and the likes of David Headley.”
