Excessive Commissioner of India to the UK Vikram Doraiswami on Friday lauded the nation’s decisive and resolute response to the April 22 terrorist assault in Pahalgam, saying Operation Sindoor would go down in historical past as a landmark in humanity’s combat towards terrorism.
Doraiswami was talking on the 79th Independence Day celebrations in London, attended by Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and members of the Indian diaspora. As a part of the 79th Independence Day celebrations, the occasion featured Indian classical music, adopted by the singing of the nationwide anthem and the flag-hoisting ceremony.
“This yr, we needed to face the scourge of terrorism. Killing harmless residents on vacation in Kashmir was cowardly and completely inhuman. India responded in a decisive method and with steely resolve. Operation Sindoor confirmed that our armed forces are ready to satisfy any eventuality in the case of guarding the nation. With strategic readability and technical functionality, they destroyed terrorist hubs throughout the border. I consider, Operation Sindoor will go down in historical past for instance in humanity’s combat towards terrorism,” he mentioned.
Doraiswami burdened that the world has taken observe of India’s stance, stating that the nation won’t be the aggressor however won’t hesitate to retaliate in defence of its residents.
“Our unity was on show additionally within the multi-party delegations of the Members of Parliament that reached out to varied nations to clarify India’s place. The world has taken observe of India’s stance, that we are going to not be the aggressor, however we won’t hesitate to retaliate in defence of our residents,” he added.
Self-Sufficiency In Assembly Nation’s Safety Necessities.
Doraiswami additional identified that Operation Sindoor demonstrated the power of India’s indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities, which, he mentioned, have now reached a essential degree of self-sufficiency in assembly most of the nation’s safety necessities.
“The end result has proved that we’re on the appropriate path. Our indigenous manufacturing has achieved the essential degree that makes us self-sufficient in assembly a lot of our safety necessities. These are landmark achievements in India’s defence historical past since Independence,” Doraiswami mentioned.
Pahalgam To Op Sindoor
On April 22, Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 harmless individuals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam space. India responded by launching Operation Sindoor, beneath which the Indian armed forces carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Over 100 dreaded terrorists have been killed, and several other terror infrastructures have been destroyed.
79th Independence Day
India celebrated its 79th Independence Day on Friday, August 15, 2025, marking the nation’s freedom from greater than two centuries of British colonial rule.
(With ANI Inputs)