‘India can hit hard’

NSA Ajit Doval talks about Operation Sindoor in a docuseries

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said India’s generosity and tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness, asserting that the country can take risks and hit hard, irrespective of the consequences.

Speaking in the upcoming Discovery docuseries Declassified: Operation Sindoor, Doval said the objective of the 88-hour military operation was to destroy enemy camps, particularly those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack.

“We had decided the objective of the operation as destruction of the enemy camps particularly those who had been responsible for the Pahalgam attack,” Doval said in his first interview since Operation Sindoor.

“Message to the world is very clear - India’s generosity or India being tolerant should not be mistaken for its weakness. India can take risks, India can hit hard, irrespective of the consequences,” he added.

The two-part docuseries brings together India’s military and national security leadership to recount the decisions and events surrounding Operation Sindoor, with first-hand accounts from those who oversaw India’s response, Discovery said in a statement.

In the show, Doval offers an account of the decision-making and resolve behind the military response, it added. Declassified: Operation Sindoor will premiere on Saturday at 9 pm on Discovery and streaming service discovery+.