India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 against the terror hideouts inside Pakistan and POK in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack. Indian forces destroyed major terror infrastructure in precision strikes.
The Indian Navy was all in readiness and was fully capable of striking select targets at sea and on land, including Karachi, when India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, Vice Admiral AN Pramod said on Sunday.
“Our forces remained forward deployed in the Arabian Sea in a decisive posture with full readiness and capacity to strike select targets in sea and on land, including Karachi at the time of our choosing,” Vice Admiral AN Pramod said during a joint media briefing of all three forces on Operation Sindoor.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 against the terror hideouts inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. The Army and the Air Force launched precision strikes from the air and from the ground and destroyed large swathes of terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, as the Navy remained on standby.
The senior Navy official also said that the forward deployment of the naval force compelled Pakistan to stay in a defensive posture, mostly inside harbours or very close to the coast, which the Indian forces monitored continuously.
“The Indian Navy maintained seamless maritime domain awareness throughout the duration and was entirely aware of the locations and movement of Pakistani units,” he added.
Vice Admiral AN Pramod also further reiterated that India’s response to the Pakistani aggression has been measured, proportionate, non-escalatory and responsible since the beginning.
Notably, the Navy conducted live-firing drills, launch tests, and combat operational drills in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, after the government vowed “unimaginable punishment” to the perpetrators.
“Within 96 hours of the terrorist attack, the Navy tested and refined tactics and procedures at sea during multiple weapon firings in the Arabian Sea, revalidating the crew, armament, equipment and platform readiness to deliver various ordnance on selected targets precisely,” the Navy said in a statement posted on X.
ll three forces, including the Navy, were ready to rain fire on the enemy ever since several top government leaders, including PM Modi, vowed a befitting reply to the dastardly attack.