New India is assertive, resolute and will no longer be a victim of terrorism, says Rajnath in J&K

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday (June 20, 2025) asserted that Operation Sindoor was proof that the brand new India was assertive, resolute and would not be a sufferer of terrorism.

He was addressing jawans on the Barakhana organised on the eve of Worldwide Day of Yoga 2025 on the Military’s Northern Command in Udhampur.

Mr. Singh stated, “Operation Sindoor despatched a robust message to terrorists and their patrons that new India is assertive, resolute and can not be a sufferer of terrorism, however reply with energy and technique.”

The Defence Minister recommended the precision, coordination and braveness of the Armed Forces and intelligence companies in destroying terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, asserting that India’s change in coverage in the direction of terrorism was a results of this unmatched valour and dedication. Operation Sindoor was not only a army motion, it was a warning to the terrorists sitting throughout the border, and greater than that — to those that help them. India would not tolerate terrorism and provides a befitting reply if its unity and integrity had been harmed.

He emphasised that Operation Sindoor was not over but. This was only a pause.

Mr. Singh outlined the lifetime of a soldier because the one stuffed with braveness and sacrifice, including that the nation would eternally stay indebted to the providers rendered by the Armed Forces within the responsibility of the motherland. He urged the personnel to maintain specializing in bodily and psychological well-being, underlining the significance of energy and wellness in a soldier’s life. “If you’re robust, our borders shall be robust. When the borders are robust, India shall be robust,” he stated.

Chief of the Military Employees Common Upendra Dwivedi and different senior Military officers had been current on the event.

On Might 10, the Udhampur base was focused by Pakistani drones however all of the drones had been efficiently intercepted and neutralised by the Military’s air defence system.