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SPECIAL | One Year of Operation Sindoor

A Defence Ecosystem Becoming Self-
Reliant Through Indigenisation Less Than ₹3 Lakh Crore Production
target set for the year 2029.
₹38,424 crore, The value of 1,000 ₹1.54 25%
exports achieved in
the year 2025-26.
crore
₹50,000 crore, Export exports just 10 Lakh Crore Value of domestic defence
The value of
target set for the
manufacturing in
indigenous defence
year 2029.
years ago.
production in the
is targeted to
financial year 2023-24. the private sector
increase to at least
50% over the next
three years

including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, stan-backed attackers stormed a village, asked people
Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, their religion, and killed them, resulting in 26 deaths.
Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, The deceased included 25 Indian nationals and one
using drones and missiles. These were neutralised Nepali citizen. Following the incident, Home Minister
by the integrated Counter-UAS (Unmanned Aerial Amit Shah arrived in Srinagar, visited the scene of the
Systems) Grid and air defence systems. Subsequently, attack, and that very night held a meeting with security
in a counter-retaliatory move on the morning of May 8, forces and intelligence agencies, issuing directives to
the Indian Armed Forces targeted air defence radars ensure that the terrorists involved in the attack could
and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. An not flee the country. Under the chairmanship of the
air defence system at Lahore was neutralised. India's Prime Minister, meetings of the Cabinet Committee on
offensive strikes targeted key Pakistani airbases – Noor Security (CCS) were held on April 23 and April 30. On
Khan and Rahim Yar Khan – with surgical precision. April 23, the first decisions taken were to suspend the
Loitering munitions were employed to devastating Indus Waters Treaty and to revoke SAARC visas for Paki-
effect, with each unit independently seeking out and stani citizens. The defence, military, and naval advisors
destroying critical targets, including enemy radar serving at the Pakistani High Commission were declared
installations and missile systems. persona non grata. On the night of May 6–7, the Indian
Army dismantled nine terrorist hideouts along with the
THE STORY FROM THE PAHALGAM ATTACK terrorists themselves. During Operation Sindoor, more
TO OPERATION SINDOOR… than 125 terrorists were killed. At 1:22 AM on the night
On April 22, 2025, terror struck Pahalgam. Paki- of May 7, India's Director General of Military Opera-

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