In the latest flare-up of tensions between India and Pakistan, Indian Army Chief has threatened Pakistan that its geographical existence will be attacked if it does not stop supporting terrorism.
During his visit to an army post in Rajasthan, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Divedi delivered a blunt message, stating:
“If Pakistan wants to retain its place on the world map, it must immediately end state-sponsored terrorism.”
These statements, Army Chief General Upendra Divedi made these threatening statements to Pakistan during his visit to an army post in Rajasthan. He added that if Pakistan wants to retain its place on the map, it must stop state-sponsored terrorism, signalling that India will not show restraint in the second version of Operation Sindoor, as it showed in Operation Sundoor-1.
“This time, we will not maintain the restraint that we had in Operation Sindoor 1.0. This time, we will do something that will make Pakistan think whether it wants to retain its place in geography or not. If Pakistan wants to retain its place in geography, then it must stop state-sponsored terrorism,” he said at an army post in Rajasthan.
He also asked the soldiers to stay prepared. “If God wills, you’ll get an opportunity soon. All the best,” the Chief of Army Staff said.
India’s top military leadership has escalated its rhetoric against Pakistan with a fresh round of aggressive statements.
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General Devedi’s threatening statement follows Air Chief Marshal AP Singh’s remark earlier in the day in which he claimed that Indian forces had downed four to five Pakistani fighter jets, including US-made F-16s and Chinese JF-17s, during Operation Sindoor in May.
India had launched Operation Sindhur against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in IIO-JK. India had hit the civilian population in Punjab and Pakistan-administered Azad-Jammu-Kashmir. The latest escalation continued for four days after a ceasefire was announced on May 10.
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Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh claimed that during Operation Sindhur in May, the Indian Air Force struck a significant number of Pakistani military installations. According to him, these included airfields, radars, command and control centers, runways, three hangars, and three different stations, as well as the destruction of a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
The statements come just a day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issued threats directed at Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, warning Islamabad over its “increased military installations” along the disputed Sir Creek border.