- Indian embassy in Indonesia said Operation Sindoor's objective was to target terror infrastructure
- Defence Attache's presentation highlighted India's armed forces serve under civilian political leadership
- India's response during Operation Sindoor was non-escalatory, the embassy said
The Indian embassy in Indonesia today said media reports have "quoted out of context" a presentation made by the defence attache at a seminar on Operation Sindoor.
The defence attache, Captain Shiv Kumar, had explained the Indian military's response in the initial phase of Operation Sindoor at a seminar in an Indonesian university.
India has always maintained that the objective of Operation Sindoor was to destroy terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan, and the Indian response to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists was non-escalatory.
"We have seen media reports regarding a presentation made by the Defence Attache at a Seminar. His remarks have been quoted out of context and the media reports are a mis-representation of the intention and thrust of the presentation made by the speaker," the embassy said in a post on X.
"The presentation conveyed that the Indian Armed Forces serve under civilian political leadership unlike some other countries in our neighbourhood. It was also explained that the objective of Operation Sindoor was to target terrorist infrastructure and the Indian response was non-escalatory," it said.
Citing the defence attache's comments, the opposition Congress party criticised the BJP-led government for what it alleged was "misleading" the country.
"First the Chief of Defence Staff makes important revelations in Singapore. Then a senior defence official follows up from Indonesia," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in his post on X. "But why is the PM refusing to preside over an all-party meeting and take the Opposition into confidence? Why has the demand for a special session of Parliament been rejected?"
