New Delhi, NFAPost: In a powerful image that swiftly made rounds on social media, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the chiefs of India’s armed forces appeared composed and even smiling during a high-level, closed-door meeting in New Delhi.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi – came less than 24 hours after Pakistan launched a wave of drone and missile attacks along India’s western border.
Despite a night of unprovoked aggression from Pakistan, the top brass of India’s defence establishment looked calm, confident, collected – and even cheerful – sending a clear and deliberate message to the nation: India is secure, its leadership is alert, and there is no cause for alarm.
In the intervening night of May 8-9, Pakistan launched a coordinated aerial offensive, deploying swarm drones and loitering munitions aimed at destabilising India’s military infrastructure along the Line of Control and the international border.
The Army, backed by air defence units, carried out a large-scale counter-drone operation across Udhampur, Samba, Jammu, Akhnoor, Nagrota (all in Jammu and Kashmir), and Pathankot (Punjab). The engagement saw the use of sophisticated systems including L-70 guns, Zu-23mm, Schilka, and other counter-UAS platforms, highlighting the Indian military’s formidable capacity to destroy aerial threats in real time.
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