NEW DELHI: Director normal of Military Air Defence, Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D’Cunha, on Monday stated that India has the potential to strike targets anyplace inside Pakistan. Talking within the context of Operation Sindoor, he defined that the Indian armed forces are absolutely ready to reply throughout the complete depth of Pakistani territory if wanted.In an interview with information company ANI, Lt Gen D’Cunha stated, “The entire of Pakistan is inside vary.” He added that even when the Pakistan Military strikes its Common Headquarters (GHQ) from Rawalpindi to areas like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), they must “discover a deep gap.”Throughout Operation Sindoor, India carried out strikes on necessary Pakistani airbases utilizing loitering munitions to hit key targets.Lt Gen D’Cunha stated, “I identical to to say that India has an ample arsenal of weapons to tackle Pakistan proper throughout its depth. So, from its broadest to its narrowest, wherever it’s, the entire of Pakistan is inside vary. We’re completely succesful, from our borders and even in depth, the place we are able to tackle the complete Pakistan. And the GHQ can transfer from Rawalpindi to KPK or wherever they wish to transfer, however they’re all inside vary, so that they should actually discover a deep gap.”He stated that Indian forces used regionally developed know-how, together with long-range drones and guided munitions, which performed a task within the operation.Lt Gen D’Cunha additionally stated that the armed forces are accountable for defending the nation and its folks.“Our job is to guard our sovereignty, our folks… So, I feel that the actual fact that now we have been in a position to shield our motherland from this onslaught, which was geared toward inflicting a variety of issues in inhabitants facilities and in our cantonments, the actual fact that now we have given this reassurance to our folks, not solely to our civil inhabitants… a variety of our personal jawans, officers, wives have been staying in cantonments. They usually have been additionally equally involved about these drone assaults. And the actual fact that we ensured that this didn’t manifest in any casualties, I’m positive it not solely made the soldier really feel proud, it made the households really feel proud. And eventually, the inhabitants of India really feel proud. I feel that is the takeaway.” Le Gen D’Cunha additionally highlighted India’s preparedness in trendy warfare, notably in neutralising drones and different superior applied sciences throughout Operation Sindoor.“The Russia-Ukraine conflict and even to some extent the Israeli present battle, taught us in regards to the large functionality that drones have. We realised that Pakistan, by its backend assist from Turkey and possibly a northern adversary as nicely, had a plethora of drones. We additionally knew that so as to tackle an efficient air defence built-in system that now we have, they (Pakistan) must saturate us. So, for those who see his idea of employment, they (Pakistan) would first ship in low-altitude, cheaper drones in giant numbers to saturate your radars, and they might additionally power you to open up your radars…We anticipated this, and about possibly on the twenty sixth, twenty seventh, and twenty eighth, we did a simulation train on the behest of our military chief within the border areas, the place we simulated drone assaults on the weapon system. It was not from the border, nevertheless it was inside, on the border… We began at 5:30 within the morning, possibly on the twenty sixth for the primary day, when a number of drones have been coming in to coach our folks,” he stated.India had launched Operation Sindoor on Might 7, concentrating on 9 terror-related websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir. This was in response to a terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam final month, which claimed the lives of 26 folks, principally vacationers. Following India’s strike, Pakistan retaliated with shelling throughout the Line of Management and Jammu and Kashmir, together with tried drone assaults alongside the border. After Pakistan’s incursion, India escalated its response, concentrating on and destroying key Pakistani navy and air infrastructure, together with the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and the Rahim Yar Khan airbase. Each international locations reached an understanding to finish hostilities on Might 10.