Overview

• DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said Pakistan suffered over 100 military casualties along the Line of Control, an assessment he linked to Islamabad’s August 14 list of posthumous awards.
• Indian officials claimed at least 12 Pakistani aircraft were destroyed and 11 air bases were struck, including damage to a C-130, an AEW&C platform and four to five fighters.
• Ghai said the Indian Navy was positioned in the Arabian Sea and that continued hostilities could have been catastrophic for Pakistan from multiple domains.
• Western Command chief Lt Gen Manoj Katiyar cautioned that any repeat of Pahalgam‑type attacks would draw a stronger counterstrike, describing a potential ‘Operation Sindoor 2.0’ as deadlier.
• Leaders outlined a policy that rejects nuclear coercion and erases distinctions between terrorists and their sponsors, while stressing the May operation was targeted and non‑escalatory and that the three Pahalgam perpetrators were tracked and killed after 96 days.