
NEW DELHI: In a swift and coordinated navy response, India foiled Pakistan’s tried drone and missile strikes on 15 Indian cities reaffirming its resolve to defend nationwide safety whereas sustaining a non-escalatory posture.According to the Ministry of Defence, Pakistan launched a wave of aerial assaults on the night time of May 7–8, trying to strike Indian navy installations in Northern and Western India.The cities included:
These tried assaults had been neutralised by India’s Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence methods, stopping any injury to Indian property. Officials confirmed that particles from Pakistani drones and missiles has been recovered at a number of websites, offering concrete proof of the assault.According to ANI, “Indian Air Force S-400 Sudarshan Chakra air defence missile systems were fired last night against targets moving towards India”. The targets had been efficiently neutralised within the operation say a number of area specialists to ANI. However, the federal government is but to verify this.Government had earlier, throughout a press briefing on Operation Sindoor on May 7, described its retaliatory strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as “focused, measured and non-escalatory.” It had additionally clarified that no Pakistani navy amenities had been focused in that wave of strikes.(*15*)However, following Pakistan’s tried escalation, armed forces responded proportionately by hanging Pakistani air defence methods, together with one at Lahore, which was neutralised. Pakistan intensified unprovoked ceasefire violations alongside the Line of Control (LoC), utilizing mortars and heavy artillery in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors. This resulted within the tragic lack of 16 civilian lives, together with three ladies and 5 youngsters.India’s armed forces have reiterated their dedication to non-escalation, underlining that such restraint hinges on reciprocity from the Pakistani navy.