Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Just a day after Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi disclosed that India was on the verge of striking Pakistan from sea during Op Sindoor, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said any “misadventure” from India’s neighbour in the prevailing situation would invite “unprecedented and decisive” action.Rajnath, speaking at a Sainik Samman Sammelan in Kerala, said that following the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, India had destroyed terrorist hideouts and infrastructure in Pakistan through Op Sindoor and brought the hostile neighbour to its knees in 22 minutes. “I would like to tell you the operation is not over yet. If such dirty actions are repeated by Pakistan, our armed forces will give a befitting reply which they will never forget.”The minister said that under PM Modi, national security has been strengthened, and the government’s attitude and mode of action have changed. “Be it the surgical strikes after the Uri terror attack, air strikes in response to the killing of Indian security personnel in Pulwama, or Operation Sindoor, we have struck a strong blow to terrorism,” he said.On Wednesday, Admiral Tripathi, during a naval investiture ceremony in Mumbai, said, “Op Sindoor demonstrated exemplary readiness and resolve of the Indian Navy, as our units undertook swift deployment and maintained a highly aggressive posture throughout the period. It is not a hidden fact anymore that we were just minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea when they requested a stoppage of kinetic actions.”
