Subsequently, Round 2 of India's major counter-offensive would go down in the annals of South Asian military history as one of the most daring and tactically ambitious counter-offensives ever witnessed between the two nuclear-powered arch rivals.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday highlighted India's firm stance against terrorism, evident in its refusal to be intimidated by Pakistan's repeated nuclear threats, which have been issued irresponsibly on several occasions.
"Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan," the IAEA said in an email statement to ANI.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slammed Pakistan's ability to handle the nuclear weapons and asked that the global world that are the nuclear weapons safe in the hands of such a "rogue" nation like Pakistan.
Operation Sindoor has become a testament to India's growing military prowess, targeting nine key terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), avenging the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and redefining India's anti-terror strategy on the global stage, as described by John
US President Donald Trump in his interview to Sean Hannity said that he convinced India and Pakistan to go for a peace deal and pitched trade deals to the two countries. He underscored that trade deals are "much better" than nuclear weapons.
"The military action from our side was entirely in the conventional domain. This was also made very clear in the defence briefing yesterday. There were some questions also which were asked. There were some reports, however, that the Pakistan National Command Authority will meet on 10th May.
India on Monday firmly reiterated that any issues relating to Jammu and Kashmir must be addressed bilaterally with Pakistan and noted that the outstanding issue is the vacation of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Indian Armed Forces have created history by their precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Sindoor and had demolished Islamabad's "nuclear blackmail".
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday asserted that India's response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent retaliations has sent a clear message to Pakistan that using terrorism as an instrument of state policy will invite severe consequences.