Just A Warm-Up: Rajnath Singh Says Indian Navys Action In Operation Sindoor Would Have Split Pakistan Into Four Parts

“When the IAF destroyed terror bases on Pakistani soil, the Indian Navy’s deployment in Arabian Sea confined Pakistani navy to its own shores... If the Indian Navy had participated in Operation Sindoor, Pakistan would have split into four parts,” Singh said while addressing Navy personnel on board indigenous military aircraft carrier INS Vikrant off the coast of Goa on Friday.

Singh praised the Navy for its “silent service” during Operation Sindoor and said it would be in Pakistan’s best interests to itself “uproot nurseries of terrorism” operating on its soil.

“Our Western fleet, deployed in the sea within 96 hours of the Pahalgam terrorist attack (on April 22), carried out successful launches of surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and torpedoes on the Western and Eastern coast. It demonstrated the combat readiness of our platforms, systems and crew and our intent and readiness, forcing the enemy to come into a defensive posture,” the defence minister said.