Punjab – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Adampur Air Force Station in Punjab on Tuesday, where he met with Indian Air Force personnel just days after a ceasefire agreement was reached between India and Pakistan.
The visit followed Pakistan’s failed attempt to target the Adampur base during overnight hostilities on May 9 and 10. The strike came in retaliation to India’s launch of “Operation Sindoor” on May 7, a military response to a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives.
Pakistan claimed to have destroyed India’s S-400 air defence system at Adampur using hypersonic missiles launched from JF-17 fighter jets. Indian officials dismissed the claim as false. In what appeared to be a direct counter to Pakistan’s narrative, Modi released a photo showing himself saluting with the intact S-400 missile system in the background.
Earlier this morning, I went to AFS Adampur and met our brave air warriors and soldiers. It was a very special experience to be with those who epitomise courage, determination and fearlessness. India is eternally grateful to our armed forces for everything they do for our nation. pic.twitter.com/RYwfBfTrV2
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 13, 2025
Describing his interaction with the troops, the Prime Minister wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “It was a very special experience to be with those who epitomise courage, determination and fearlessness. India is eternally grateful to our armed forces.”
The visit came a day after Modi addressed the nation, crediting the armed forces for carrying out precise airstrikes that dismantled nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, killing more than 100 militants. He stated that “Operation Sindoor” marked a shift in India’s counter-terrorism doctrine and would now serve as the country’s standing policy against terrorism.
India accused Pakistan of hosting funerals for top terrorists during the operation, calling it proof of Islamabad’s state-sponsored militancy. In response to the April 22 attack, Indian jets struck targets belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
Pakistan retaliated with drone and missile attacks aimed at India’s western border areas, but Indian defence forces intercepted the projectiles. A ceasefire agreement was signed on Saturday after four days of cross-border exchanges.
Address to the nation. https://t.co/iKjEJvlciR
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 12, 2025
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