Rajnath Singh's warning: India has placed Pakistan on probation, if it doesn't behave then ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Bhuj air force station in Gujarat on Friday. (Courtesy: PTI photo)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that under Operation Sindoor, Indian armed forces not only dominated the enemy (Pakistan) but also succeeded in decimating them. Just 23 minutes were enough for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to crush terrorism being nurtured in Pakistan, he said.

"It would not be incorrect for me to say that the duration people take to have breakfast, you used that duration to deal with enemies. You dropped missiles by going to the land of enemies. Whatever you did during Operation Sindoor has made all Indians proud. Just 23 minutes were enough for the Indian Air Force to crush terrorism being nurtured in Pakistan," he said.

Asserting that Operation Sindoor is not over yet, the Defence Minister issued a stern warning to Pakistan. "This was just the trailer, picture abhi baaki hai ... When the right time comes, we will show the full picture to the world. We have kept Pakistan on probation. If its behavior improves, then okay, otherwise, it will be given strictest punishment," Rajnath said.

"Bhuj was witness to our victory against Pakistan in 1965, and today again it has been witness to India's victory against Pakistan ... I feel proud to be present here," he said while interacting with IAF personnel at the air force station in Bhuj. The Gujarat-based air force station was one of the installations targeted by Pakistan military last week.

Lauding the armed forces for spearheading the campaign against terrorism effectively, Rajnath said that Operation Sindoor sent a strong message to world. On the success of the operation that India launched in the wee hours of May 7, the Defence Minister reiterated that India's war policy, technology have changed.

"The entire world has seen how the armed forces destroyed nine terrorist camps located on the soil of Pakistan. In action taken later, several of their air bases were destroyed. During Operation Sindoor, IAF displayed not just their might but also proved to the world that now India's war policy and technology have changed," he said.

The Defence Minister also highlighted how weapons and arms made in India have become part of India's military power. "Even Pakistan has accepted the power of BrahMos missile. World saw the might of India's indigenous weapons. Its echo did not remain restricted just to the borders of India, the entire world heard it. There is an old saying - 'din mein taare dekhna'. Made-in-India BrahMos missile showed 'raat ke andhere mein din ka ujala' to Pakistan," Rajnath Singh added.

He also called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its $ 1 billion assistance to Pakistan, suggesting that Islamabad could use it for terror funding.

"I believe that in today's time, any kind of financial assistance to Pakistan is nothing less than terror funding. India would like that IMF reconsiders its assistance of $ 1 billion to Pakistan and refrains from giving any kind of assistance in future," Rajnath said.

Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The strikes destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) base Muridke.