Op Sindoor proves India's atma nirbharta in defence: PM at ministers' meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described Operation Sindoor as a milestone in India's journey towards 'atma nirbharta' (self-reliance) in defence and said besides being tactically brilliant, the exercise mirrored seamless integration of indigenous hi-tech systems into national military operations.

The PM spoke of how Operation Sindoor stood out as a calibrated military response to an evolving pattern of asymmetric warfare, with the Indian military launching and destroying nine terror hubs in Pakistan in just 23 minutes.

Noting Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's recent admission of how Brahmos hit air bases deep inside Pakistan, PM said Indian systems bypassed and jammed Pakistan's Chinese supplied air defences.

The PM said Operation Sindoor had validated India’s defence indigenisation policies and proven that India can not only defend its people and territory, but also assert its role as a hi-tech military power in the 21st century.

At the council of ministers' meeting, a first after Operation Sindoor, a presentation was made on Operation Sindoor and all ministers were asked to highlight five top achievements of their segments in the run up to the first anniversary of Modi led NDA 3.0 which falls on June 9. Ministers also condoled the loss of lives in the Bengaluru stampede.