Modi Chairs Cabinet Committee On Security Meet, First Since Pause In India-Pak Hostilities

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday discussed the emerging situation in view of Operation Sindoor launched against Pakistan. India's military preparedness across the three services and the current cessation of hostile activities with Pakistan were discussed at the meeting.

This was the first CCS since the pause in hostilities between India and Pakistan. Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Union home minister Amit Shah were part of the CCS, which was held at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg and reviewed the situation after Operation Sindoor.

The defence minister and Army chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi are likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Mr Singh is expected to visit forward areas near the LoC which were hit by the Pakistan Army's artillery. He is likely to meet people who were affected by the Pakistan shelling after the Operation Sindoor.

During the Jammu and Kashmir visit, Mr Singh is also likely to meet the local commanders and review the current situation at the LoC with Pakistan.

India, in a clear warning to Pakistan, has already decided to change the war doctrine and will now treat any future act of terror on its soil as an "act of war" and respond accordingly. With this, India has sought to draw a red line against terror incidents and makes clear that it will follow a similar military response as it has after the Pahalgam incident if terrorists linked to Pakistan target India again.

Asked about ministers lauding Mr Modi during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mr Vaishnaw said, "Operation Sindoor is an example of India's pride, the role of armed forces and the decisive leadership, besides the new doctrine. This is very commendable for the country."

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Anil Chauhan, along with the chiefs of the three services, on Wednesday briefed President Droupadi Murmu about Operation Sindoor.

"Gen. Chauhan, along with Gen. Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Dinesh K. Tripathi, called on the President and briefed her about Operation Sindoor," the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

The President commended the valour and dedication of the armed forces that made India's response to terrorism a sterling success, it said.

Meanwhile, a government note on Wednesday said that during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems, completing the mission in just 23 minutes, demonstrating India’s technological edge.

The government said that Operation Sindoor also produced concrete evidence of hostile technologies neutralised by Indian systems, including pieces of PL-15 missiles (of Chinese origin), Turkish-origin UAVs, named "Yiha" or "YEEHAW", long-range rockets, quadcopters and commercial drones. These were recovered and identified, showing that despite Pakistan's attempts to exploit advanced foreign-supplied weaponry, India’s indigenous air defence and electronic warfare networks remained superior.

It said that India's air defence systems detected, tracked and neutralised threats from Pakistan using a network of radars, control centres, artillery, and both aircraft- and ground-based missiles.

"Operation Sindoor is not just a story of tactical success. It is a validation of India’s defence indigenisation policies. From air defence systems to drones, from counter-UAS capabilities to net-centric warfare platforms, indigenous technology has delivered when it mattered most," it said, adding, "In future conflicts, the battlefield will increasingly be shaped by technology. And India, as shown in Operation Sindoor, is ready, armed with its own innovations, backed by a determined state, and powered by the ingenuity of its people."