"Something very revolutionary has been told to the nation and to the world: that Sindoor was not only a victory but today we know it is a great victory. The IAF with its aircraft, has done a wonderful job, decimating six (Pak) aircraft," he added.
During the special discussion on Operation Sindoor carried out during the Monsoon session of Parliament, the Congress leader had claimed that the Centre had "tied the hands of our pilots" by telling them not to attack Pakistani air defence systems.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, on Saturday, credited the "political will" of the Central government for the success of Operation Sindoor that allowed the Indian Armed Forces (IAF) to conduct the operations without any constraints.
Former Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid has said that Indian Armed Forces carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure during Operation Sindoor and later destroyed airfields, command and Control centres, bringing Pakistan to its knees and it was right decision to halt the military ope
Addressing the Memorial Lecture of former Air Chief Marshal Lakshman Madhav Katre at HAL's Management Academy auditorium in Bengaluru, the HAL chief also congratulated the defence forces for the "stupendous success" of the Operation.
He urged the graduates, "It was also a call to the next generation, that is your generation, to keep this momentum going and make India a technology leader in defence technologies."
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday attacked the Modi government, accusing it of stopping Operation Sindoor "under pressure" and alleged that the ruling coalition "capitulated very soon" after Pakistan escalated the conflict and India gave an appropriate response.
According to the DRDO chairman, the BrahMos missile, primarily launched from Sukhoi Mk 1, was used during the offensive phase. Meanwhile, the anti-drone Akashteer was the mainstay for defensive weapon systems.
"In Balakot, we could not get anything from inside, and it became a big issue trying to tell our own people, unfortunately, as to what we have been able to achieve. We had intelligence (human kind of intelligence) on what had gone on inside, where we had a very clear picture of the inside in