Gave freedom to forces to choose targets & time: PM in I-Day speech on Operation Sindoor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the Operation Sindoor in his speech from Red Fort on Independence Day. "We gave full freedom to the forces to choose the targets and timing...Our forces did something that never happened for decades," he said. India launched Operation Sindoor in May after 26 civilians were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists in Pahalgam in April.