India had been widely expected to respond to the Apr 22 assault on tourists in Kashmir, which it blamed on Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terrorist organisation.
Singh said the operation, in what New Delhi called “Operation Sindoor”, was aimed solely at “terror infrastructure”, describing it as a calibrated response that reflected India’s restraint and professionalism.
“We can say that it was a display of precision, alertness and humanity”, he said.
Sindoor is the Hindi language word for vermilion, a red powder that Hindu women put on the forehead or parting of their hair as a sign of marriage.
India had earlier said two of three suspects in the tourist attack were Pakistani nationals, without detailing any evidence.
It said the strikes used precision weapons to target “terrorist camps” that served as recruitment centres, launchpads and indoctrination centres and housed weapons and training facilities.
Source: CNA
