Overview

• Modi paid tribute to Operation Sindoor personnel during his 12th consecutive Red Fort address, calling the campaign an expression of national outrage over the Pahalgam massacre
• Two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force showered petals over the Red Fort, with one towing the Tiranga and the other displaying an Operation Sindoor banner in widely circulated ANI footage
• The prime minister asserted that Indian forces received full operational autonomy on April 22 and penetrated “hundreds of kilometres” into enemy territory to dismantle militant bases
• He announced that six semiconductor units are operational, four more have been approved and fully Indian-made chips are expected in the market by year-end
• Modi urged economic self-reliance in energy and defense technology, calling for indigenous jet-engine development and highlighting expanded solar output as steps toward strategic autonomy