PM Modi meets jawans at Adampur air base in Punjab; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews national security with CDS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited the Adampur air base and interacted with the jawans in Punjab, where he was briefed by the Air Force personnel.

PM Modi's visit comes after days of intense conflict between India and Pakistan following Indian strikes at terror sites in the neighbouring country on May 7 under Operation Sindoor.

India and Pakistan agreed on May 10 to stop military actions. India has, however, made it clear it has merely paused its operation and its actions will be guided by Pakistan's conduct.

Defence Minister holds high-level meet

Meanwhile, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reviewed the national security situation with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, and other senior military officials in New Delhi on Tuesday.

According to news agency PTI, the meeting was also attended by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.

The meeting reviewed security situation along the Western frontier with Pakistan and related issues, the report said, quoting officials.

India-Pakistan conflict

Tensions soared after the Indian Armed Forces on the intervening night of May 6-7 conducted precision strikes, under Operation Sindoor, targeting terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.

In the early hours of May 7, Pakistan began heavy shelling across the LoC in Poonch, increasing the intensity of unprovoked firing in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Medhar, and Rajouri sectors of Jammu and Kashmir.

On May 8, the Indian armed forces targeted Pakistan's air defence radars and systems at several locations, in which the air defence system in Lahore was neutralised.

On the intervening night of May 8-9, Pakistan had launched a series of coordinated drone and missile attacks along India's western border, targeting 26 locations. Defence officials said the the attacks were intercepted by India's air defence systems, including the S-400 missile defence system, preventing significant damage.

Then, for the third consecutive day, on the intervening night of May 9-10, Pakistan violated Indian airspace by launching drones at several locations. Pakistan had also resorted to cross-border firing and shelling along the LoC and International Border.

On the morning of May 10, India carried out strikes at four airbases in Pakistan. Precision strikes were carried out on Pakistani military targets in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian, as well as radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases, using air-launched weapons from Indian fighter jets, the Indian Army said.

By the evening of May 10, India and Pakistan decided to stop firing and military action on land and in the air from 5 pm on Saturday, an agreement that Pakistan violated later that night.

On May 12, after the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan held high-level talks, sources said on Tuesday that the two countries decided to adhere to a "mutual commitment".

(With inputs from agencies)