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er”. Addressing Air Warriors at Bhuj tegration, deliberated with Veterans
Air Force Station, Singh said, “We and Think Tanks,” Headquarters In-
have kept Pakistan on probation. If its tegrated Defense Staff wrote.
behavior improves, then okay, other- The military operation is over.
wise, it will be given strictest punish- But India will continue to give its mes-
ment. Operation Sindoor is not over sage to all over the world.
yet. Whatever happened was just a India is likely to embark on a dip-
trailer. When the right time comes, we lomatic mission to present its’s view-
will show the full picture to the world.” point on India-Pak conflict to world
The defense minister paid hom- leaders particularly regarding Kash-
age to those who lost lives during mir and cross-border terrorism. A del-
Operation sindoor and wished for egation of MPs from various parties,
the speedy recovery of the injured including NDA, BJD, Congress, and
ones. “Bhuj was witness to our victory others, will visit prominent nations
against Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. and such as: US, UK, Japan, South Africa,
today again it has been witness to our Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in a group picture with Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and air Qatar and UAE, commencing after
victory against Pakistan. I feel proud May 22.
to be present here,” Singh said. warriors during his visit to Bhuj Air Force Station, in Bhuj on Friday. (ANI) Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Praising IAF for their execution Kiren Rijiju is leading the coordina-
during Operation Sindoor he said, ration of the Embassy of Honduras, On May 14, COAS General Up- tion efforts for this international tour,
“Whatever you did during Operation said, “So sometimes the Kashmir issue endra Dwivedi along with Chief of marking a significant step in India’s dip-
Sindoor, has made all Indians proud has been brought up again. The only Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan lomatic outreach. The key objectives
- whether they are in India or abroad. thing which remains to be discussed Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Dinesh of the tour is to enlighten global lead-
Just 23 minutes were enough for the on Kashmir is the vacating of illegal- K Tripathi and Air Chief Marshal AP ers about the recent tensions between
Indian Air Force to crush terrorism ly occupied Indian territory in Paki- Singh provided a direct perspective India and Pakistan, while also show-
being nurtured in Pakistan.” stan-occupied Kashmir. We are open from the Apex Leadership of Indi- casing India’s strategic viewpoint and
He asserted that the current to discussing that with Pakistan. So an Armed Forces into the successful garner support from the international
ceasefire means that India has kept I want you to spell out our positions conduct of Operation Sindoor on community, said sources on Friday.
Pakistan on probation on the basis of very clearly so that you know what is Wednesday. This international outreach aims
its behavior. If the behavior improves, in your minds and what many of you Insights into Tri-Services synergy to bolster India’s global stance and
it is fine; but if there is any distur- have raised with me on various occa- achieved during the operation were foster international cooperation. With
bance, harshest punishment will be sions. The government’s position is deliberated upon during this interac- diverse political representation, the
given, he said. very, very clear.” tion. “General Anil Chauhan, Chief delegation is poised to effectively con-
Stating that Pakistan has again He reiterated that India’s relations of Defense Staff (CDS), along with vey India’s perspective on the recent
started to rebuild its terror infrastruc- with Pakistan will remain strictly bilat- General Upendra Dwivedi (COAS), conflict and its strategic priorities.
ture destroyed by India, Singh called eral, with a focus on counter-terrorism Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi (CNS) and MPs have received invitations,
upon the International Monetary efforts and emphasized that India’s Air Chief Marshal AP Singh (CAS) and each delegation will comprise 5-6
Fund (IMF) to reconsider its one-bil- dealings with Pakistan will be bilateral, provide a direct perspective from the members, their key task is to effec-
lion-dollar assistance to Islamabad and without any third-party involvement. Apex Leadership of Indian Armed tively communicate India’s stance and
refrain from providing any support in Jaishankar stated that Pakistan Forces into the successful conduct of garner support from the international
future as well. “Pakistan will spend the expected to take concrete actions on Operation Sindoor. Insights on the community, the sources added.
tax collected from its citizens to give terrorism and needed to hand over a TriServices synergy achieved through As per sources, the delegations
around Rs 14 crore to Masood Azhar, list of terrorists and dismantle terror- clearly stated Strategic guidance, and will comprise prominent leaders and
the head of Jaish-e-Mohammed ter- ist infrastructure. the successful execution of new-age Parliamentarians from across the po-
rorist organization, even though he is The Indian Army too is sending a multi-domain operations, with an ex- litical lines. The groups will likely to
a UN-designated terrorist. The Paki- clear message to Pakistan. ceptional degree of Jointness and In- leave for different destinations across
stan government has also announced the world on May 22- 23.
financial assistance to rebuild the ter- This will be the first time that the
ror infrastructure of Lashkar-e-Taiba Centre will depute MPs from multiple
and Jaish-e-Mohammed located in parties to present India’s stance on
Muridke and Bahawalpur. Kashmir and cross-border terrorism
The Defense Minister also said originating from Pakistan. Each del-
that a large part of the loan that the egation will comprise 5-6 MPs from
IMF had given Pakistan would be various political parties, including
used to fund terror infrstructure. NDA, BJD, Congress, and others,
Meanwhile, External Affairs Min- along with an official from the Minis-
ister S Jaishankar on Thursday strictly try of External Affairs (MEA) and a
reaffirmed that the Kashmir issue is government representative.
a bilateral matter, focusing on Paki- MPs have been advised to keep
stan’s illegal occupation of Indian ter- their passports and other travel-relat-
ritory in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. ed documents ready. The delegations
He said that the Indian government are likely to depart India for various
is willing to discuss the Kashmir issue countries on May 22 -23 and return in
with Pakistan, specifically regarding the first week of June.
the vacating of illegally occupied Indi- After rattling Pakistan with mis-
an territory. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers stage a Tiranga Yatra in solidarity with the Indian armed siles, India will be embarking on a
Jaishankar, while talking to re- forces and Operation Sindoor in Srinagar on Thursday (ANI) diplomatic offensive to further stran-
porters on the sidelines of the inaugu- gle the terror network inside Pakistan.

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