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Rajnath Singh Defends Operation Sindoor, Says Terrorists Were Targeted for Deeds, Not Religion

His Jodhpur remarks renew the government's moral framing of May's retaliatory strikes after the Pahalgam killings.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh gave a detailed account of Operation Sindoor earlier this month in Parliament.
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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.