Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Tuesday urged countries that call themselves responsible to consider how backing efforts to protect terrorist infrastructure harms their reputation and standing.
- The remark followed Chinese state TV interviews last week in which AVIC engineer Zhang Heng said Chinese personnel provided on‑site technical support to Pakistan, describing air‑raid sirens and near 50°C heat at a support base.
- India reiterated that Operation Sindoor was a precise 88‑hour tri‑service campaign with nine standoff strikes against sites in Pakistan and Pakistan‑occupied Jammu and Kashmir using indigenous systems such as BrahMos and Akash.
- Indian military leaders had earlier alleged China gave Pakistan live inputs on Indian deployments during the May 2025 fighting, and said Türkiye supplied Bayraktar drones to Islamabad.
- SIPRI data cited in coverage shows China as Pakistan’s key arms supplier since 2015, which underscores deep defense ties that this public admission could bring under sharper diplomatic scrutiny.