S-400, Akash missile, Air Defence guns proved efficient during Op Sindoor: Rajnath Singh in Parliament

Rajnath Sing said Pakistan couldn't hit any their targets and that the Indian assets didn't face any losses during the attack.

Updated on: Jul 28, 2025, 14:45:47 IST

By Majid Alam

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India's air defence system, including S-400 and Akash missile systems, proved to be efficient during Operation Sindoor against Pakistani air-borne attacks, Rajnath Sindh said in Lok Sabha on Monday reiterating that the anti-terror operation was successful and the armed forces fully achieved the objectives of the strike.

Defence ninister Rajnath Singh speaks in Lok Sabha on Friday. (ANI) (X/ANI)

The defence minister, who was addressing the Parliament on India's Operation Sindoor, said Pakistan couldn't hit any targets and India's assets didn't face any damages during the attack.

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"S-400, Akash Missile system, Air Defence guns proved to be very useful and completely foiled this attack by Pakistan," Singh said.

He further said that the Pakistani attacks started from May 7 and continued till 1:25 am on May 10, during which it launched missile, drones and long-range weapons against India.

“Our actions were entirely in self-defence, neither provocative nor expansionist. Yet, on May 10, 2025, at approximately 1:30 AM, Pakistan launched a large-scale attack on India using missiles, drones, rockets, and other long-range weapons,” he added.

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Rajnath Singh said that the brief conflict against Pakistan was not to start a war and that India halted operation as political, military objectives set before and during the conflict was fully achieved.

“To say or believe that Operation Sindoor was stopped under any pressure is baseless and completely incorrect,” the defence minister added.

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Majid Alam
Majid Alam is a Chief Content Producer working at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi. He currently heads shifts at online desk and manages homepage apart from writing, editing and curating articles. With over six years of experience in journalism, Majid has navigated national, politics and international news. His work primarily focuses on the politics of the Hindi heartland, government policies, and South Asia. He also writes on US and Europe’s policies vis-à-vis India. Before joining Hindustan Times, Majid worked at ABP LIVE as the Chief Copy Editor and at News18, where he managed the World and Explainers sections. His articles have featured in Dialogue Earth, The Quint, BMJ, The Diplomat, and Outlook India. Majid has a keen interest in the use of data for storytelling. Majid holds a Masters in Convergent Journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia. He was awarded the Erasmus+ scholarship to study International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris in 2020. He is also part of the OCEANS Network, an alumni network of Erasmus+ exchange scholars. He is currently serving as the National Representative (India) at the OCEANS Network. Apart from journalism, Majid has a flair for academic writing and loves to teach. He has published a book chapter: 'Bombay Cinema and Postmodernism' in the book: 'Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema.' He was also part of the OCEANS Network delegation to Hanoi National University of Education in Vietnam in 2025. He has also given guest lecture in digital journalism at AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia.Read More

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