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PM Modi brings up Operation Sindoor in Australia: 'Blasts hit terror camps, echoes were heard across the world'
Speaking at a diaspora event, PM Narendra Modi said that the world his now witnessing the credibility of India's defence platforms.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday brought up Operation Sindoor in a community event in Australia, saying that the “demo” of India's defence capabilities was seen.
Speaking at a diaspora event with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, PM Modi said that the world his now witnessing the credibility of India's defence platforms.
“The world is witnessing the capability and credibility of India's defence platforms. You must have seen a demonstration of this during 'Operation Sindoor'. The explosions were taking place at terrorist hideouts, but their echoes were heard across the entire world,” he said at the event in Melbourne.
"Did this massive strike on terror hideouts fill you with pride, or not?" PM Modi asked.
PM Modi said that over the course of his 12 year tenure so far, Make in India has evolved into a “global brand”.
"Over the past 12 years, 'Make in India' has evolved into a global brand. Our mobile phones and electronics have reached markets across the globe. Our automobiles and pharmaceutical products have expanded their global footprint," he said.
Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor was a rapid, multidomain military and diplomatic campaign executed by India between May 6 and May 10, 2025. It was launched in response to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam about two weeks prior, where a group of terrorists killed 26 innocent people, including 25 Indian nationals.
Initial strikes on May 7 strictly targeted terrorist training camps belonging to groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan, with the Indian military saying that it had killed over 100 terrorists in the strikes.
Following India's targeted action, Pakistan retaliated on May 7 through May 10 by launching coordinated drone, missile, and artillery strikes targeting over a dozen Indian military facilities and civilian zones. India deployed its Integrated UAS Grid and advanced Ground-Based Air Defences (GBADs)—including the indigenous Akashteer system—to successfully intercept and blunt hundreds of Pakistani drones and missiles.
In a calculated counter-response, the Indian Air Force (IAF) executed localized precision strikes to dismantle the specific Pakistani Air Defence systems and military airfields that enabled the aggression.
India targeted 11 Pakistani airbases, including heavy strategic strikes on the Nur Khan and Rahimyar Khan airbases. The IAF bypassed and jammed Chinese-supplied Pakistani air defenses, completing runs in just 23 minutes using the Rafale jets.
Pakistan conceded to a cessation of hostilities on May 10, 2025 following heavy damage inflicted on its air infrastructure. A ceasefire understanding was announced in the evening of that day.
