Overview
- Speaking in Jodhpur, the defence minister said Indian forces delivered a precise response under Operation Sindoor to the April 22 attack that killed 26 people.
- He contrasted the Pahalgam assailants' reported religious profiling with what he called India’s doctrine of punishing perpetrators for their actions.
- Singh praised residents in border districts for what he described as full support to the armed forces during the May 7–10 operation.
- Recent accounts from officials and media reports describe strikes on nine terror camps on May 7 and subsequent targeting of several Pakistani air bases on May 10.
- The government has amplified the narrative through NCERT’s new school modules on the operation and by citing Operation Mahadev and forensic matches presented in Parliament.