Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Meets Naval Personnel Onboard Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Weeks After Op Sindoor

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met the Indian Navy Personnel onboard INS Vikrant weeks after Operation Sindoor. Notably, INS Vikrant is currently sailing in the Arabian Sea. The aircraft was deployed in the Arabian Sea as part of India’s military offensive against Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.

Singh lauded the Indian Navy for its role in deterring Pakistan’s aggression during Operation SIndoor. The Defence Minister asserted that Pakistan needs to understand that the time is up for the dangerous game of terrorism it has been playing since Independence. “Now, if Pakistan instigates any terrorist act against India, it will have to bear the consequences and face defeat. India will not hesitate. It will use every method to root out the menace of terrorism,” he said.

Singh called for the handing over of terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar to India. “Both of them are not only in India’s list of ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’, they are also UN Designated Terrorists. Tahawwur Rana, an accused in the Mumbai attacks, has been brought to India recently. Hafiz Saeed is also guilty of the Mumbai attacks, and justice must be done for his crime,” he said.

Giving a stern warning to Pakistan, Singh reminded the neighbouring country about the 1971 war when it was divided into two parts. “When our Indian Navy was mobilized in 1971, Pakistan was divided into two. If the Navy had shown its full strength in Operation Sindoor, Pakistan would not have been split into two but into four parts by now,” the Defence Minister said as quoted by News18.

Rajnath Singh’s Statement:

India Launched Operation Sindoor on the intervening night of May 6 and 7 targeting nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. In response, Pakistan, in a failed attempt, tried to attack Indian civilian and military installations. In the early hours of May 10, India hit several Pakistani air bases. On the evening of May 10, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) contacted his Indian counterpart and a ceasefire was agreed between the two countries.