Overview

• Addressing the Indian community in Rabat, the defence minister said India targeted terrorists for their deeds, not their religion, and avoided civilian or military establishments.
• He said the armed forces had complete freedom to respond to the Pahalgam attack and described India’s actions as measured and non‑escalatory.
• Singh warned that phase 2 or 3 of Operation Sindoor could follow depending on Pakistan’s conduct, reiterating that any provocation would draw a response.
• He asserted that Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir would “be ours on its own,” citing growing slogans for reunification and responding to opposition claims that the government missed a chance to seize PoK in May.
• During the trip, he inaugurated Tata Advanced Systems’ WhAP 8x8 facility in Berrechid, billed as the first Indian defence manufacturing plant in Africa, on what officials called the first-ever visit by an Indian defence minister to Morocco.