Ajit Doval on Operation Sindoor: Pakistan could not break even a glass pane in India

Emphasising that “not even a glass pane was broken in India” during its confrontation with Pakistan in May this year, National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval on Friday said the Indian forces, however, caused extensive damage to Pakistani military installations at several places.

Doval said this while addressing a convocation ceremony at IIT Madras.

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Defending ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s cross-border air assault on Pakistan conducted from May 7 to 10 in retaliation to the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 wherein 26 civilians were killed, he said India inflicted extensive damage to Pakistan military installations, specifically airbases.

India hit 13 spots, including nine terror bases crisscrossing Pakistan and Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) with precision, and missed none of them during its military operation, he said.

The officer, while referring to India’s capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from across the border, also called out the international media for its reportage of Operation Sindoor.

“You tell me one photograph, one image… These are satellite images from across the world,” Doval said, challenging critics to produce any evidence of damage inside India.

“Not even a glass pane has been broken in India,” he asserted while taking a dig at international media coverage.

“We are capable of doing that,” he added, referring to Pakistan’s key air bases that were attacked during the May 10 operation.

Hailing Operation Sindoor as a “precise” and “indigenous” military success, he said, “Some of our best systems were deployed — BrahMos, battlefield surveillance radars, integrated air command and control systems. We hit nine terrorist targets. We missed none.”

This is the first time that Doval has spoken about the Indian military operation against Pakistan, hitting at all criticism from opposition political parties and others, who questioned the Operation Sindoor.