If Pakistan wants to retain its place on the world map, it will have to stop state-sponsored terrorism Upendra Dwivedi Army Chief General

metro india news  I jaipur, Hyderabad, New Delhi

The Defence Minister, Army Chief and Air Chief Marshal sounded off a warning to Pakistan in separate events and in different cities and also busted lies by the neighbouring country. India will cross any border to protect citizens said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday. He was speaking at 'JITO Connect' organised by Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) in Hyderabad.

"When it comes to India's glory and dignity, we never compromised. Whether it is 2016 surgical strike, 2019 airstrike or 2025 Operation Sindoor, we have proved that we will cross any borders, whenever there is a need, for the cause of India's unity and integrity and for protecting the life of every citizen and the country."

"The government only targeted terrorist centres to punish those responsible for the Pahalgam terrorist attack. We never attacked any military or civilian establishment there. If we wanted, we could have done that earlier, but we did not," he said.

According to Singh, the central government's focus on boosting military and economic power is not aimed at domination but to safeguard the ideals rooted in religion, faith and human values which are reflected in Bhagwan Mahavir's teachings.

Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Friday that the neighbouring country should stop sponsoring terrorism on its soil if wants to retain its place on the world map. The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) also said the restraint shown by New Delhi during Operation Sindoor would not be repeated in case of a future military conflict and urged Indian soldiers to remain poised for action.

"India, as a country, is fully prepared this time. And this time, it will not show the restraint that it showed during Operation Sindoor 1.0. This time we will take a step forward and act in a manner that will make Pakistan think whether it wants to remain on the world map or not," General Dwivedi said in a sternly-worded address to soldiers at Anupgarh in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.

He asserted that if Pakistan wants to retain its place on the world map, it will have to stop state-sponsored terrorism.

The Army chief told the soldiers to stay prepared. "Keep yourselves fully prepared now, if god wants, the opportunity will come soon," he said.

Gen. Dwivedi said India has given evidence to the world of the presence of terrorist hideouts in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Had India not unearthed this evidence, Pakistan would have hidden all of it, he said.

Speaking at the 93rd Air Force Day celebrations in the capital, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh mocked Islamabad for claiming it had downed Indian jets, calling them ‘manohar kahaniyan, meaning fascinating tales. Responding to a he said, “We struck a large number of their airfield and we struck a large number of installations.”

He went on to outline the extensive losses suffered by Pakistan, saying the Indian strikes hit “radars at least four places, command and control centres at two places, runways of course damaged at two places, then three of their hangars in three different stations have been damaged.”

“We have signs of one C-130 class of aircraft...and at least 4 to 5 fighter aircraft, most likely F-16, because that place happened to be F-16 with whatever was under maintenance at that time,” he added.

The list did not end there. The Air Force chief marshal said, “Along with that, one SAM system has been destroyed...We have clear evidence of one long-range strike, which I talked about more than 300 km, which happened to be either an AEW&C or a SIGINT aircraft. Along with that, five high-tech fighters between F-16 and JF-17 class—this is what our system tells us.”

Recently, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed at the UN General Assembly that his forces had downed seven Indian jets. Petal Gahlot, First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN said, "If destroyed runways and burnt-out hangars look like victory, as the prime minister claimed, Pakistan is welcome to enjoy it," Gahlot said in a sharp rebuttal.