The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday reiterated India’s stance of non-escalation, stressing that the armed forces have so far only responded to escalation from Pakistan. Speaking at a special media briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stressed that Operation Sindoor was not an escalation from the part of India, but a response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which should be considered the real escalation. Commenting on India’s latest air strikes that destroyed Pakistan’s air defence system in Lahore, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said that the armed forces were forced to respond to the neighbouring country’s missile strikes on several military targets in northern and western India.”On the night of 07-08 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks,” Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said. Reiterating India’s stance on non-escalation, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said, “India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt. Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military.”
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