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In a high-stakes joint press briefing held Sunday evening, the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy issued a clear warning: Operation Sindoor is not over, and any further provocation by Pakistan will invite a swift and overwhelming response.
A day after a ceasefire temporarily halted 100 hours of drone and missile exchanges between India and Pakistan, the Indian Armed Forces confirmed that 35–40 Pakistani soldiers and over 100 terrorists were neutralized between May 7 and May 10 in precision strikes across the border.
‘You Violate, We Retaliate — Harder’
The armed forces confirmed that Pakistan was formally “put on notice” earlier in the day via a hotline message, warning that any future ceasefire violation — whether tonight or days later — will be met with fierce retaliation.
Within hours of the ceasefire taking effect, Pakistan violated the terms, launching cross-border firing and drone incursions across Jammu & Kashmir — including near Srinagar — and parts of Gujarat.
Total Surprise, Decisive Outcome
Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), said he got a call from his Pakistani counterpart at 15:35 hrs on May 10, following which firing and air intrusions ceased by 17:00 hrs. However, he confirmed that Pakistan broke the agreement within hours, resuming hostilities through drone intrusions overnight.
Lt Gen Ghai said the Indian response had achieved “total surprise”, adding:
“Around 35-40 personnel of the Pakistan Army had been killed at the Line of Control between May 7 and May 10. Over 100 terrorists were killed at nine terror hubs, including masterminds of the Pulwama attack and IC-814 hijacking — Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf, and Mudasir Ahmed.”
Air Force: We Achieved All Objectives; No Indian Casualties
Director General Air Operations, Air Marshal A.K. Bharti, displayed before-and-after satellite imagery of the strikes and confirmed that “a few Pakistani planes were downed”, though without wreckage, as none crossed into Indian airspace.
“All our pilots are back home. We struck with precision. Our targets were terrorist infrastructure — not civilian or military facilities,” he said.
Air Marshal Bharti added that, in contrast, Pakistan’s retaliatory fire targeted Indian civilian and military infrastructure, prompting India to strike radar installations near Lahore and Gujranwala, as well as military bases including Chaklala (in Islamabad), Rafiqui, and others.
“We hit air bases, command centres, and air defence systems — all across the western front,” he said, calling the operation “swift, calibrated, and coordinated.”
Navy: Karachi was a target
Indian Navy confirmed its readiness to act amid rising tensions with Pakistan, stating that Karachi was a potential target. Vice Admiral A.N. Pramod, the Director General of Naval Operations, addressed the media about Operation Sindoor, emphasizing that the Navy is equipped to strike both at sea and on land, including the city of Karachi, at a time and place of their choosing. He noted that this readiness has compelled the Pakistan Navy to remain in port or close to it largely.
Following the terror attack in Pahalgam, the Navy’s Carrier Battle Group, surface ships, submarines, and naval aviation were deployed at full combat readiness in the Arabian Sea as part of India’s joint operational plan.
Operation Sindoor: Strategic Objectives Met on Day One
Indian military officials reiterated that all three of India’s key objectives — military, political, and psychological — were achieved on Day One of Operation Sindoor:
- Military: Nine high-value terror hubs were destroyed, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Muzaffarabad — previously considered untouchable due to their association with JeM and LeT headquarters.
- “These were razed to the ground with India’s heaviest ordnance. The message is clear: no terrorist is safe anywhere in Pakistan,” said officials.
- Political: India put the Indus Waters Treaty on hold, signalling that Pakistan cannot pursue state-sponsored terrorism and expect India to honour outdated agreements.
- Psychological: The sheer scale and depth of India’s strike shocked the Pakistani establishment.
- “The Pakistan DGMO made an urgent call to sue for peace — a direct consequence of the mismatch in intensity between India’s offensive and their response,” a senior source noted.
No Backchannels, No Talks — Except DGMO Hotline
Sources confirmed that no political or backchannel communication has taken place — the only functioning line of contact remains the DGMO hotline.
“We said it clearly: You stop, we stop. You hit again — we hit back harder.”
India’s Message: This Is the New Normal
India reiterated that Operation Sindoor is far from over. The Indian Armed Forces are on high alert and are preparing for continued operations if provoked.
“No place is safe for terrorists in Pakistan. It is the new strategic normal,” the Indian military leadership declared.
Regarding comments by US President Donald Trump, Indian sources clarified there is no change in India’s position on Jammu and Kashmir and that India will not tolerate external mediation or interference in matters of national security.
Ravi Shankar
Dr Ravi Shankar has over two decades of experience in communications, print journalism, electronic media, documentary film making and new media.
He makes regular appearances on national television news channels as a commentator and analyst on current and political affairs. Apart from being an acknowledged Journalist, he has been a passionate newsroom manager bringing a wide range of journalistic experience from past associations with India’s leading media conglomerates (Times of India group and India Today group) and had led global news-gathering operations at world’s biggest multimedia news agency- ANI-Reuters. He has covered Parliament extensively over the past several years. Widely traveled, he has covered several summits as part of media delegation accompanying the Indian President, Vice President, Prime Minister, External Affairs Minister and Finance Minister across Asia, Africa and Europe.
