Op Sindoor anniversary: MEA says India gave ‘befitting reply’ to Pak-backed terror

NEW DELHI: Ministry of outer affairs connected Thursday marked the archetypal day of Operation Sindoor, asserting that India had fixed a “befitting reply” to Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border coercion pursuing the Pahalgam panic attack.Speaking during a media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the satellite had recognised the April 2025 Pahalgam onslaught for what it was and reiterated India’s close to support itself against terrorism.“Today, we are marking the archetypal day of Operation Sindoor. The full satellite saw the Pahalgam violent onslaught for what it was. We gave a befitting reply to Pakistan for its sponsorship of cross-border terrorism,” Jaiswal said.He added that “cross-border coercion has agelong been utilized by Pakistan arsenic an instrumentality of authorities policy” and stressed that India would proceed to fortify the planetary combat against terrorism.

“We successful India person each close to support ourselves against terrorism. We volition proceed to enactment to fortify the planetary combat against terrorism”, Jaiswal said.

MEA reiterates basal connected Indus Waters Treaty

Jaiswal besides reiterated India’s presumption connected the Indus Waters Treaty, saying the statement remains successful abeyance owed to Pakistan’s enactment for terrorism.

“Our presumption connected the Indus Waters Treaty has been consistent. IWT stands successful abeyance successful effect to Pakistan's sponsorship of cross-border terrorism. Pakistan indispensable credibly and irrevocably abjure its enactment for cross-border terrorism,” helium said.

Operation Sindoor launched aft Pahalgam attack

Operation Sindoor was launched connected May 7, 2025, successful effect to the Pahalgam panic onslaught successful which 26 radical were killed. As portion of the operation, Indian equipped forces carried retired strikes connected panic launchpads successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.Indian forces targeted 9 panic launchpads linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen, sidesplitting much than 100 terrorists during the operation.Earlier today, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said the cognition demonstrated that “Atmanirbhar is not conscionable a slogan, it is so a unit multiplier,” highlighting the relation of indigenous defence systems and coordinated multi-agency efforts.He said the cognition achieved its objectives done a “calibrated changeable and crisp shock” that disrupted the enemy’s bid and power systems without dragging India into a prolonged conflict.Ghai besides asserted that Operation Sindoor was “not an end” but “just the beginning” of India’s continued combat against terrorism.