- 5/11/2025
New Delhi May 11 2025 (ANI): The Indian Armed force on Sunday held a detailed news conference addressed by the Director Generals of Military operations, Naval operations and Air operations detailing out the success Op Sindoor had in eliminating terror targets deep inside Pakistan.
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00:00Ladies and gentlemen, we are now open for questions.
00:05All right, now, since I would not know all of you, I would expect you to please raise the placard or your hand.
00:13And once I indicate, I expect you to please give out your name and the media group that you belong to.
00:21Keep your questions short so that we can take as many questions as possible.
00:25Also, ladies and gentlemen, kindly bear in mind that confidential aspects may not be answered by the three DGMOs.
00:37Right. I've got a lot of hands there. Let me start from the left. Left foot always in front when we start marching.
00:46So here we have to the left, okay, 238.
00:55Hello. So this is Manas Praty Mugyan from PTI, President of India.
01:01So the understanding that was reached yesterday on stopping the military operations and actions,
01:10was it for just three days?
01:13And what would be the cost escalation if there is violation of this understanding by the Pakistani side?
01:21And my subsequent question would be that we have a kind of ceasefire agreement with Pakistan that was finalized in 2003.
01:30So will there be some kind of, you know, similarities in frameworks between the two kind of understandings?
01:392003 is this fire agreement and the current understanding on stopping military operations.
01:44And again, what are the costs that will be incurring on Pakistan if Pakistan again resorts to this kind of terrorist activities?
01:55Because we have made it very clear that the cost will be very high.
01:58So I would like to have your thoughts on it.
02:01Okay, so I will answer the latter part of the question first.
02:06I also want to add that while the initial ceasefire agreement, as you correctly pointed out, is of the 2003 vintage,
02:15but I must remind you that in 2021, in the month of February, and this was then when the crisis in eastern Ladakh was also on,
02:28the two DGMOs had spoken and arrived at a ceasefire understanding that lasted right up until this unfortunate attack at Pahalgaam.
02:41Once our foreign secretary had announced the decisions of the CCS in the immediate wake of that attack,
02:52he had announced certain measures and then, of course, Pakistan had in turn made its own announcements.
03:01Since then, there have been certain violations of this ceasefire understanding.
03:06And, of course, after the 7th of May, like I pointed out during my statement,
03:14that there have been numerous violations on the line of control, especially,
03:19and, of course, along the international boundary, by the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Air Force.
03:27This understanding that we spoke about yesterday, no, it was not for three days.
03:32It was first to stop aggressive and hostile activities immediately,
03:41let that order and direction settle down for, you know, about 36 hours,
03:48and thereafter discuss modalities, like I said, to ensure its longevity, that is tomorrow, on the 12th of May.
03:58But, unfortunately, we had a violation starting at approximately 1,900 hours last night.
04:06And we have sent a communique, like I said, to the Pakistan Military Operations Directorate,
04:13and we will await as to what happens tonight.
04:19All right.
04:21The cost escalation, you know, I mean, I'll leave it to your best imagination.
04:26I've already said that the response will be fierce and punitive.
04:31Now, the right foot forward.
04:34Yeah.
04:34Yeah.
04:37Sir.
04:37Sir, I'm Ajit Ube from ANI, sir.
04:45Sir, my question is that you talked about the loss of lives to the Pakistan Army,
04:55that was around 35 to 40 kills secured by the Indian Army.
04:59Sir, can you tell us what would be the total loss of life to the Pakistan Army in both Army and Air Force attacks, sir?
05:09And how good was the performance of the BrahMos, Scalp, and the S-400 during the operations?
05:20And, sir, since we have...
05:22Dubiji.
05:23Sir, last, just one, one, no multiple questions, please.
05:26Sir, and since, sir, we have achieved such a spectacular, we have made good achievements in this entire operation,
05:35can we say that we have emerged victorious or we have a big upper hand over the Pakistanis in this entire conflict?
05:45Thank you very much, sir.
05:46So, I'll answer the question about the loss of lives on the other side.
05:52Of course, there are various means to ascertain that number.
05:56There is information from various agencies that come in.
06:00There are, of course, on the line of control other ways to find out as to what has been the effect of what you are doing there in ceasefire violations.
06:08So, therefore, I mentioned 35 to 40 on the line of control.
06:13And please remember that once Operation Sindur was launched, the responses of the Pakistan Army were also on Indian Army or the Indian Armed Forces infrastructure.
06:26Let me put it that way.
06:27So, that's why I did not cover casualties of the Pakistan Army, at least in the initial phases of battle, because those were not our targets.
06:37Our targets were terror-oriented.
06:41And, of course, later, once, you know, they launched air intrusions and air operations on our infrastructure,
06:48we've used heavier weapons and, of course, there would have been casualties, but those are still being assessed.
06:56The effects of the weapons that you mentioned, I will request Air Marshal Bharti to, you know, apprise all of you about those.
07:05Good evening, Mr. Sujit. How are you?
07:08Ajit.
07:08Ajit. Okay, we're meeting after some time.
07:12I never mentioned about any of the weapons that we used.
07:18Check.
07:20Okay.
07:21What I was saying, that I never mentioned of any of the weapons, the caliber that we used.
07:27All right.
07:27So, we'll leave it at that.
07:28Those are matters of operational details, which I would not like to go into.
07:34But suffice to say, that whatever methods and whatever means we have chosen, it had the desired effects on the enemy targets.
07:45How many casualties?
07:46What was, how many injuries?
07:51Well, to start with, our aim was not to inflict casualties, but in case there have been, it is for them to count.
08:02Our job is to hit the target, not to count the body bags.
08:07And the last part of your question, I wonder if you read out the tweet on ADGPI at midnight, once we'd done what we had to in Operation Sindhuur.
08:19And that's credit to my friend here on the left.
08:21Justice has been served, Ajit.
08:24That is all that I will say.
08:25I think the answer is Ajit, sir.
08:29Ajit, I'll request you to, you know, refrain putting words into his mouth.
08:36All right.
08:36Yeah, I'll come back to the left.
08:42147.
08:43Sorry, 47.
08:47No, one more.
08:4847.
08:49Did I see it here?
08:54Good evening, gentlemen.
08:55Sorry, 147, I saw it there.
08:57Sorry.
08:57Sorry.
08:58Yeah.
08:58Since I've already said, 147.
09:01Start, please.
09:01Hi, sir.
09:04Good evening.
09:04This is Shivam Patel from Reuters News Agency.
09:07Thank you for giving me the opportunity.
09:10My question, sir, is how many military targets did Indian Armed Forces strike in Pakistan in response to the attacks from Pakistan?
09:20How were these targets selected?
09:23And how many troop casualties have been there in total on both sides, if you can give details?
09:29I'm sorry, where are you?
09:31I haven't spotted his name.
09:33Yeah, here's to the left, sir.
09:34Can you just repeat that for me, please?
09:36Sure, sir.
09:38So my name is Shivam Patel.
09:39I'm from Reuters News Agency.
09:41My question is, how many military targets in total did the Indian Armed Forces strike in Pakistan in response to the attack from Pakistan?
09:50How were these targets selected?
09:52And how many troop casualties have been there on both sides, if you can?
09:55So you're speaking of the targets that I mentioned in the wake of the attack at Behlgam, right?
10:03Military targets, sir.
10:04After, who responds?
10:05Yeah, so I think it's amply clear to everybody here that the Pakistan army has not crossed the international boundary, neither in the plane sector nor on the line of control.
10:20So the intrusions have been in the air.
10:24There have been certain attempts on the line of control when ceasefire violations have been on to try and infiltrate and carry out and perpetrate activities that we are all very well familiar with.
10:38So whether these are by terrorists or by the Pakistan army or its special forces and commandos is difficult to say, but each of these have been effectively thwarted.
10:54So therefore, as far as engagements of military targets on the other side is concerned, I thought Air Marshal Bharti covered those very well and, you know, in detail.
11:07And he also mentioned as to how they went about targeting those.
11:11I think those images were very clear and very, very graphic in telling us as to what we needed to hit.
11:20And you'll remember that right at the outset, I said that we even went into what was the construction in each of these locations and therefore decided on the vector that had to be utilized.
11:30Okay, if I could add to what the DGMO has said, I have already detailed the targets now, whether it is X numbers or Y numbers, that is immaterial.
11:48And what damage have we inflicted, you have seen.
11:53What are the casualties on the other side, as I said, that is for them to count.
11:57As far as we are concerned, from the air defence side, if they had a choice, they would have definitely come in.
12:08Their fighters, the more numbers of UCAVs, it is not that they did not intend to come in.
12:14It is only that our robust AD posture prevented them from coming in.
12:19So that must be known and that must be realized by all the audience here.
12:25Yeah, I'll come to the left now, 24.
12:27Sir, I wanted to know, on the first briefing which was done by FS and two representatives from Air Force and Army,
12:45you showed a list where there was 21 places in that list.
12:50You have stuck nine.
12:52Are more operations going to be held?
12:55Is Operation Sindhu still on?
12:57And the second question...
12:59Thank you, sir.
13:02Thank you so much.
13:03And also, I want to congratulate all three of you for a fantastic operation that you guys have done.
13:08Thank you so much for that one question.
13:13Yeah.
13:14Sir, the question...
13:16Unfortunately, Rat, is that your name?
13:21I'm sorry.
13:23You know, as far as operational details are concerned, I am not in a position to share those right now.
13:31But I think I'll take a cue from Pramod.
13:35You know, he said towards the end that the Indian Navy is still in a posture that is deterrent.
13:44And I have already made it very clear towards the end of what I said that it's only a couple of hours ago
13:51that the Chief of Army Staff has carried out a security review
13:55and he's authorized our Army commanders to deal with violations of any kind from across the borders
14:03in a manner that they deem fit.
14:07So, again, to reiterate, the response will be fierce and it will be punitive.
14:27I'll go back this side now.
14:31Yeah, 255.
14:32She said middle-wale kya karegi hain, so 255.
14:36Good evening, sir.
14:38I'm Shailesh from National Defense.
14:40Please allow me, first of all, to pay my gratitude for protecting us Indians.
14:46Thank you very much.
14:48Sir, since the enemy has been talking about taking down our aerial platforms,
14:59it would be team fit in case we can reveal that we have taken down their fighter jets.
15:08What kind of, what would be the number?
15:11Though you said that they may be not good to reveal the platforms,
15:15but since this has come from various quarters in Pakistan,
15:21so I believe that we need to answer in case if you can, sir, if you may allow.
15:26Sir, the question is for me.
15:28Yes, sir.
15:28Okay.
15:29And if I get it right, you want to know how many of their planes we have downed?
15:33Yes, sir.
15:35Yes, sir.
15:35All right.
15:37See, as I said, their planes were prevented from coming inside our border.
15:43All right.
15:44So, we do not have the wreckage with us, but definitely we have downed a few planes.
15:49Numbers, we would not like to hazard a guess out here.
15:53Okay.
15:53I have the numbers, and we are getting into the technical details of it to establish it.
15:59So, I would not like to put a figure at this time.
16:02But definitely there are losses from their side which we have inflicted.
16:08Were they four-generation plus, sir?
16:13You are putting words into my mouth.
16:17Why do you say fourth-generation?
16:20Let us make it high-tech.
16:22Thank you so much, sir.
16:23All right.
16:24Yeah, one, six, three.
16:55Manjit Ji, three questions.
17:17The third one has just been asked here before.
17:19So, 21, this thing.
17:20So, I will request the first to be answered so that we have more number of people who can ask.
17:25Manjit, when I have a statement, I have mentioned the first to be answered.
17:29we have said that as the operations in the door conceptualized
17:32so the back of the work and the targets
17:39identify and analyze the work started to identify and analyze the work.
17:43I told that there were many many.
17:47We will show 21 and more,
17:50but the list has been 21.
17:54Now, what do we engage?
17:58foreign
18:04foreign
18:10foreign
18:28and I have seen some pictures that
18:32many prominent funeral
18:36they were organized
18:40and in that funeral
18:42and some people who attended
18:44they were seen
18:46so you can all understand
18:50and I don't need to say that
18:52that people don't know
18:54if they don't
18:56then the operation is not
18:58it is the operation
19:00so I have all the questions
19:02so I have all the questions
19:04I have all the questions
19:06I have all the questions
19:08sir
19:10next is from
19:1217
19:18sir
19:20sir
19:22thank you
19:24thank you
19:26thank you
19:28thank you
19:30thank you
19:32sir
19:38sir
19:40our
19:42sir
19:44I will make few sentences and leave it for your imagination.
20:00First of all, as I mentioned, we have quantitative and qualitative edge to deliver a massive blow to our adversary.
20:14And we completely dominate in the maritime front.
20:19Indian Navy's action is part of the escalation ladder mechanism which we have worked out amongst three services.
20:30This time, if Pakistan dare take any action and Pakistan knows it, what we are going to do?
20:38That's all.
20:39So, at this time, we will just let it be.
21:02Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we have one or two more questions, sir.
21:07So, please, please, we are, they are going to be outside.
21:12You can speak to them there also.
21:14104.
21:15104.
21:16104.
21:17104.
21:18104.
21:19Yeah, sir.
21:20Sir, Dinaka with the Hindu newspaper.
21:21Are you surprised that you got this question?
21:22Sir, can you give a number of assets we lost because there is a lot of speculation going on, international media writing a lot of things about our platforms including Rafal, I mean, Pakistan claiming that Rafal has been down, etc.
21:36Can you put that question to rest and clarify on that?
21:51Sir, I guess that question is for me.
21:57All right, I am happy that you have asked this question.
22:01You know, we are in a combat scenario and losses are a part of combat.
22:08The question that you must ask us, okay, and indeed that we must ask ourselves, you inclusive, is have we achieved our objective?
22:20Have we achieved our objective of decimating that terrorist camp?
22:26And the answer is a thumping yes.
22:28And the results are for the whole world to see.
22:30As far as the details, what could have been, how many numbers, which platform did we lose, you know, at this time, I would not like to comment on that because we are still in a combat situation.
22:58And if I comment on anything, it will only be advantage-adversary.
23:05So, we don't want to give him any advantage at this stage.
23:09All I can say is that we have achieved our objectives that we selected and all our pilots are back home.
23:21Okay, hold, please don't, please be civil here.
23:24So, we will have 220 now.
23:26Yes, sir.
23:28Hello, sir.
23:29This is Anita Chaudhry, sir, from Swarish Newspaper.
23:32I will say, please, I will say that our first action is in our endeavor, we are not against the war-la że-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
23:47So, if the other, if the other, if the other attack is something like this,
23:53then it will be our act of war in our way?
23:55And then it will be a good answer?
23:58My question is, only one answer is that we have our own work.
24:08So, we have our statement that we have to communicate,
24:18that we have to do this with the strikes.
24:24But our adversary, we have to say that we have to do this.
24:32So, you can see that these activities that are going on 3-4 days,
24:37that is not a war.
24:39In normal circumstances, one another, the air forces are not going on.
24:47And one another, the strikes are not going on.
24:50Every night, there are no intrusion.
24:53Line of control, ceasefire violations.
24:57You have to ask questions.
25:00There was a ceasefire understanding.
25:02That was also going on.
25:04The ceasefire understanding,
25:07the firing of the line of control is going on.
25:10They are trying to do this.
25:12They are trying to do this.
25:16But we have information,
25:18that we can do this with Pakistan army.
25:22They are trying to do this.
25:26So, these all activities,
25:28they are in the war.
25:31So, this is difficult to say,
25:33what will happen next?
25:34They are in the speculative zone.
25:36I don't want to speculate.
25:39Every situation is different.
25:41It is different.
25:42It is one way.
25:43I want to answer this question.
25:47I want to say,
25:48I want to say,
25:49our main job is to prevent war and maintain peace and stability.
25:56So, it is not that our response is a graded response.
26:00That means,
26:01if someone has done it,
26:02it is graded.
26:03If we have a terrorist action,
26:04what we did is a terrorist action.
26:06And we destroyed all the terrorist camps.
26:08After that,
26:09After that,
26:10you have seen that,
26:11they did a little bit of a decision.
26:12So, what have we done?
26:13We have military targets.
26:14So,
26:16our aim is to maintain peace and tell our adversary that you do this,
26:21and the response will be bloody.
26:24Okay.
26:25Now,
26:27as per the,
26:28please,
26:29please.
26:30We will have 166 and 25.
26:31And after that,
26:32no more,
26:33please.
26:34Sir.
26:35Sir,
26:36this side.
26:37Ladies and gentlemen,
26:38please maintain.
26:39Sir,
26:40I request you to please be quiet.
26:42Jal Ghai?
26:43No.
26:44This side, sir.
26:45We have only two questions left.
26:46166.
26:47Yeah.
26:48Please start.
26:49I am Rahul Singh from Hindustan Times, sir.
26:51So,
26:52you were totally on top of the game in the kind of losses you've inflicted on the enemy.
26:56I mean,
26:57we saw the slides and everything.
26:58So,
26:59it kind of comes across that you were batting at 99 and you decided to declare your innings.
27:05What are your thoughts on that, sir?
27:07And,
27:08do you think,
27:09are you weighing the option of the Pakistan Army using this time, buying this time of the so-called ceasefire,
27:17so-called ceasefire or the understanding?
27:19And you talked about how they could not be trusted.
27:21So,
27:22buying time to kind of build up their war reserves, getting stuff from their friends like Turkey
27:28or China,
27:29are we considering that possibility, sir?
27:31Look, see, the call came from the Pakistani side to speak about cessation of hostilities.
27:43What pauses mean during such conflicts is known to everybody.
27:48You know,
27:49I don't want to go into the pros and cons of how preparation for war is made.
27:56You know,
27:57that is a process in itself.
27:58But,
27:59I think my senior colleague here, the DGA Air operations spoke or he alluded at least, you know,
28:08you know,
28:09to what this operation was precisely and specifically meant for.
28:14And,
28:15I think that is something that we achieved, you know, right at the outset.
28:19Had we had the option not to go further, we probably wouldn't have.
28:26But,
28:27we have been compelled to be in this situation.
28:29And,
28:30as you have seen,
28:31the armed forces of India,
28:33and,
28:34you know,
28:35you have got the three director generals sitting here.
28:37We are always prepared to face any eventuality.
28:41And,
28:42like I said,
28:43that's for the sovereignty,
28:44the territorial integrity,
28:45and the safety of our citizens.
28:47So,
28:48whatever has to be done,
28:49will be done.
28:50You know,
28:51I am not so concerned about what Pakistan will do in this time.
28:54I am only concerned about what we will do.
28:57We have a road map and a plan,
28:59and we will follow it diligently,
29:01and we will follow it to the T.
29:04You know,
29:05that's the contention that I want to make here today.
29:09Ma'am,
29:10please.
29:11Okay,
29:12the last question,
29:13and,
29:14ma'am,
29:1525,
29:16she has been the,
29:17she has been asking since the first one.
29:19Sir,
29:20Sir,
29:21I am Nandita.
29:22Sir.
29:23She is not asking the question.
29:24Sir,
29:25I am Nandita Dagar,
29:26D-A-G-A-R,
29:27from DD News and DD India.
29:29Sir,
29:30I wanted to ask you that,
29:31my question is to General Ghai.
29:32Sir,
29:33you spoke to your counterpart yesterday,
29:34and the Pakistani counterpart.
29:36Sir,
29:37what is the Indian Army's assessment that,
29:39despite that agreement,
29:40that talk that you had,
29:41despite that agreement coming into effect at 1700 hours yesterday,
29:46why did they violate it?
29:47And,
29:48number two,
29:49yesterday,
29:50at the,
29:51for,
29:52Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry briefing,
29:54Wing Commander,
29:55Biomika Singh and Colonel Sophia Qureshi,
29:57had,
29:58told us that,
29:59we have cited,
30:00the Pakistani troops,
30:02amassing,
30:03at the borders,
30:04and at the LOC.
30:05Sir,
30:06has that situation changed?
30:07Have they withdrawn?
30:08Answer,
30:09if,
30:10in case,
30:11despite,
30:12now there is a lull,
30:13of course,
30:14but if tonight again,
30:15if the enemy again,
30:16carries out shelling,
30:18and aerial intrusions,
30:19through drones,
30:20what is going to be,
30:22our response?
30:23Sir.
30:25So,
30:26without outlining,
30:27outlining the specifics of that response,
30:29I have already made it clear,
30:30that there will be a response,
30:32and it will be fierce,
30:33and it will be punitive,
30:35why the Pakistan Army,
30:37chose the option of violating the understanding,
30:40that was arrived at,
30:41earlier yesterday.
30:43I think,
30:44that's a question,
30:45that'd be best answered,
30:47by the Pakistan DGMO.
30:49I wouldn't be able to,
30:51you know,
30:52that,
30:53but,
30:54you know,
30:55in situations such as these,
30:56and if you go back into any conflict,
30:58sometimes,
30:59these understandings,
31:01take time,
31:02you know,
31:03to fructify,
31:04and manifest on ground.
31:05But,
31:06without,
31:07you know,
31:08getting into the reasons,
31:09it is our,
31:11it is our mandate,
31:13to be prepared at all times,
31:15and that we were.
31:16It's not as if,
31:17because there was an understanding,
31:18we weren't prepared.
31:19I must tell you that,
31:21the armed forces,
31:23were on a very,
31:24very high alert,
31:25and they continue to be in that state,
31:27even as we speak.
31:29All right.
31:30Ladies and gentlemen,
31:31please.
31:32Ma'am,
31:33please.
31:34Okay.
31:35Thank you so much for coming today.
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