Overview

• PM Modi asserted that Operation Sindoor remains active, highlighting deep strikes with BrahMos missiles that destroyed terror hideouts and compelled Pakistan to plea for a ceasefire.
• He outlined a three-point anti-terror doctrine in Kanpur, empowering India’s military to choose the timing and manner of retaliation, rejecting nuclear intimidation, and equating terror outfits with their state sponsors.
• India has dispatched multiparty delegations led by figures such as Shashi Tharoor and Salman Khurshid to secure statements of support and prompt withdrawals of condolences for Pakistani losses, notably from Colombia.
• Congress leaders broadly backed the government’s actions, with Salman Khurshid praising the abrogation of Article 370 and advocating the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir while Shashi Tharoor defended India’s stance in international forums.
• The strikes showcased India’s growing defence self-reliance, with the increased production of AK203 rifles and BrahMos missiles under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative underscoring its ‘Make in India’ credentials.