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The Indian Navy said it was constantly tracking Pakistan’s harbours and areas close to its coast, which led to their naval and air units being in a “defensive posture”
During the DGMO press briefing, Vice Admiral AN Pramod said the Indian Navy remains deployed at sea in a “credible deterrent posture”. (Image: Sourced)
The Indian armed forces on Sunday said the navy’s forward deployment during Operation Sindoor compelled Pakistan to take a defensive stand close to their coast.
The military said the Indian Navy was constantly tracking Pakistan’s harbours and areas close to its coast, which led to their naval and air units being in a “defensive posture”.
“The forward deployment of the Indian Navy compelled Pakistani Naval and air units to be in a defensive posture, mostly inside harbours or very close to their coast, which we monitored continuously,” said Vice Admiral AN Pramod during a press briefing by the director general of military operations (DGMO).
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Vice Admiral Pramod said the Indian Navy remains deployed at sea in a “credible deterrent posture” so as to give a decisive response to action by the Pakistani military or any “Pakistan-based terrorist”.
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“You may be aware that we tested and refined tactics and procedures at sea during multiple weapon firings in the Arabian Sea, within 96 hours of the terrorist attack. The aim was to revalidate our crew, armament, equipment and platform readiness to deliver various ordnance on selected targets precisely,” he said.
He said in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives on April 22, the navy’s carrier battle group, surface forces, submarines and aviation assets were immediately deployed at sea with full combat readiness.
Since then, the navy has remained “forward deployed” in the northern Arabian Sea with “full readiness and capacity to strike select targets at sea, and on land, including Karachi, at time of our choosing”, he added.
The Indian Navy has maintained “seamless maritime domain awareness” and been aware of the location and movement of Pakistani units, Vice Admiral Pramod said.
He further reiterated India’s “measured, proportionate, non-escalatory and responsible” response to the terror attack since the beginning. He said as per that, all options have been considered including the ability of the navy for offensive action at sea.
“As part of the escalation control mechanism, the application of force by the navy was planned in a synchronised manner in concert with the army and the air force, the highlight being teams from the three Services working closely in an integrated manner,” he said. “Along with kinetic actions by the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, the overwhelming operational edge of the Indian Navy at sea contributed towards Pakistan’s urgent request for a ceasefire yesterday.”
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