Overview
- At an investiture in Pathankot, Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar warned that any fresh provocation would draw a harsher reply that could extend into Pakistani territory.
- He said future operations would aim for a decisive result on the ground rather than stopping at the destruction of terror or military bases.
- Outlining last year's exchanges, he said Pakistan initially declined DGMO talks and then sought a ceasefire after 88 hours once its military sites suffered damage.
- The commander reported a sustained decline in militancy indicators in Jammu and Kashmir and said Pakistan-based terror infrastructure is under close surveillance.
- As context to the Operation Sindoor narrative, Pakistan's deputy prime minister confirmed damage at the Nur Khan airbase and a Lashkar-e-Taiba leader described the strikes as a big attack.