ADAMPUR, India — Standing with an S-400 missile defense system behind him at the Adampur air base in Punjab, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a stark warning to Pakistan. Modi said Pakistan had not only failed to strike any Indian military installation but would itself be wiped out if terrorist activity continued from its soil.
The address, his first to the armed forces after “Operation Sindoor,” lavished praise on the military for destroying nine “terrorist bases” and hitting eight Pakistani military installations during the four-day operation.
In the roughly 27-minute speech, Modi said: “What you have done is unprecedented, unimaginable and remarkable.” The remarks largely echoed his Monday-night address to the nation.
The significance of the speech lay in its setting. The Adampur air base sits just 100 kilometers from the Pakistani border. Pakistan had claimed it destroyed the base along with its S-400 missile launch system. India flatly denied the claim.
Modi said Operation Sindoor had drawn a clear “Lakshman rekha” — a red line — for Pakistan. He arrived at the base unannounced early Tuesday and greeted uniformed air force personnel, who responded with chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai.”
After meeting with the troops, Modi delivered his address. The S-400 missile system was visible behind him, and he wore a cap bearing the “Trishul” insignia of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command.
Saluting members of the army, air force and navy, the prime minister said: “The sponsors of terrorism now understand that to look toward India is to invite their own destruction.”
Adampur is India’s second-largest air base and hosts Rafale and MiG-29 squadrons. It played a key role in the India-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971.
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