Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sent out a strong message to Pakistan, saying ‘Operation Sindoor’ is India’s new normal in fight against terrorism. Modi visited the Adampur Air Base in Punjab, days after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire following days of military escalation.
"Aatank ke viruddh Bharat ki Lakshman Rekha ekdam spasht hai. Ab phir koi terror attack hua to Bharat jawab dega, pakka jawab dega. (India's Lakshman Rekha against terrorism is now crystal clear. India will respond and definitely respond if hit by a terror attack),” the prime minister said, addressing the armed forces.
#WATCH | At the Adampur Air Base, PM Narendra Modi says "When our drones destroy the walls of the enemy's fort, when our missiles reach the target with a whizzing sound, the enemy hears 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. When we light up the sun even at night, the enemy sees 'Bharat Mata Ki… pic.twitter.com/U2gBePecem
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2025
His visit to Adampur assumes significance since Pakistan had claimed to have destroyed this air base along with the S-400 missile defence system during their counter-strike. The base is merely 100 km from the Pakistan border.
Aiming to debunk the Pakistani fake news propaganda, Modi delivered the speech with an S-400 system in the backdrop, wearing a Western Air Command cap with its trademark trishul embroidered on it.
“This is the new India, this India seeks peace. But if humanity is attacked, it also knows how to crush the enemy on the battlefield,” the prime minister said.
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Modi praised the soldiers, saying what they have achieved is unprecedented, unimaginable and amazing, making every Indian proud and indebted.
Modi’s visit to the air base comes a day after he addressed the nation, saying India would no longer tolerate Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail.
"Operation Sindoor is not just a name. It is a reflection of the feelings of millions of people in the country. Operation Sindoor is an unbroken pledge of justice. Late night of 6 May and morning of 7 May, the whole world has seen this pledge turning into results,” Modi said in his address.
India conducted airstrikes at nine terrorist hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday, killing more than a hundred terrorists and causing considerable damage to the terror infrastructure.
