Operation Sindoor: PM Modi meets Army chief amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions

PM Modi met Army chief Upendra Dwivedi amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions following Operation Sindoor

Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent launch of Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a crucial meeting on Thursday with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi.

The high-level discussion comes just hours after Pakistan attempted a large-scale missile and drone strike on 15 Indian military installations, which was swiftly neutralised by India's air defence grid.

Sources said the meeting focused on the evolving security situation along the Line of Control and western front, Pakistan’s use of air and artillery assets, and India’s calibrated but firm military response. With retaliatory strikes targeting Pakistani air defence systems in Lahore and beyond, the Prime Minister’s engagement with the top military leadership underscores the government's close monitoring of battlefield developments and its resolve to maintain operational preparedness while avoiding further escalation.

Earlier, addressing a joint press briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, was the "original escalation" by Pakistan. Misri underlined that India’s counter-response—airstrikes targeting terror infrastructure on May 7—was “controlled, precise, measured and non-escalatory.”

He said the strikes were aimed solely at facilities used by The Resistance Front (TRF), the group that claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. Misri criticised Pakistan’s attempt to shield TRF at the United Nations, even after the group publicly claimed the attack.

The Foreign Secretary said India is not seeking escalation but would respond appropriately to further provocation. He also condemned Pakistan for targeting civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, including shelling that killed 16 people and a strike on a gurdwara in Poonch that killed three Sikhs.

Misri called out Pakistan’s record on terrorism, reminding reporters of Osama bin Laden’s presence there and its sheltering of UN-proscribed terrorists. He said Pakistan’s state honours for some killed in Indian strikes were disturbing.

India, he said, remains committed to restraint—but made it clear that further Pakistani aggression will not go unanswered.