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Launched on May 7, 2025, Operation Sindoor signalled a decisive shift in India’s security doctrine, underscoring a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and a resolve to respond with force that leaves a lasting message for adversaries. Its prominence during the 77th Republic Day parade and celebrations at Kartavya Path in New Delhi marked a defining moment, reflecting India’s growing military confidence and its march towards self-reliance.
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00:00Big story coming in here on India today, the Indian Air Force has demolished all lies around Operation Sindhuur with a new video and this video shows you how terror bases were dismantled in Pakistan, how air bases one after the other with the Brahmo supersonic cruise missiles going and demolishing not just the air bases but the weapons that were used to bring down the Pakistani radar stations and air defences, take a look.
00:30I'm going to go to the back of the truck.
00:32I'm going to go to the back of the truck.
01:00I'm going to weak.
01:14I'm going to grab my foot in the back of the truck.
01:22What an amazing video.
01:37What a spellbinding video that actually shows you the destruction across the border.
01:45The weapons that were used and these weapons of war.
01:49Whether you talk about the Rafales or the Su-30MKIs, whether you talk about the MiG-29s or you talk of the Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft.
01:58You saw some of these weapons on Kartavvipat but what you're watching on your television screens right now is how on day one, on the moment India decided Pehelgaam had to be punished.
02:11The manner in which nine terror bases and headquarters were taken down, two by the Air Force, seven by the Army at the LC.
02:21And for the first time ever in response to Pakistan state-sponsored radical Islamist terror in Pakistan's Punjab province.
02:28Crossing all red lines of Pakistan.
02:31This isn't hitting somewhere in POJK or even in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa like 2019.
02:36This was hitting in the heart of Pakistan's Punjab, in Mureedke and in Bahawalpur.
02:42And the Pakistan Army chief who promoted himself to the rank of a field marshal.
02:46He was hiding in a bunker in Rawalpindi because even his capital Islamabad was not safe.
02:52Rawalpindi was not safe. Lahore was not safe. Bahawalpur were not safe.
02:56Joining me on this special broadcast, Air Marshal Vinod Bhatia Veer Chakran Bar.
03:01A gallant officer who's won a gallantry award both in the 1965 and the 1971 war joins us on this broadcast.
03:08Former Air Officer commanding in chief both of the Western Air Command and Central Air Command.
03:12Also with me is Major General Sanjay Mesten. General Mesten was posted in Afghanistan.
03:18Will tell us about the destruction that was caused in greater detail.
03:21But Air Marshal Bhatia to you first.
03:24You've done this Air Marshal Bhatia in 1965 and 1971.
03:28Winning Aveer Chakra. But tell me sir, why is Operation Sindur in this video so, so significant?
03:35That shows destruction in Noor Khan.
03:38Which shows destruction at Sargodha, at Raheem Yaar Khan, at Jekababad, at Bulari and multiple other places.
03:45Air Marshal Bhatia, welcome.
03:47First of all, hello Gaurav. Great to see you again.
03:53And it's a great day. Today is the Republic Day.
03:57Yes.
03:58And we are celebrating the 77th Republic Day.
04:02Yes, I think appropriate time to talk about Ops Sindur a little bit.
04:07As you are mentioning, it was something which was very different from what we have been doing in the past.
04:14I take you back to 1965 and 71 that you had mentioned, in which I had personally taken part in the operations.
04:22All war fighting at that time was somewhat different.
04:26We did not have the kind of stand-up weapons that we have today in those days.
04:32So, we had to actually go to the target, right to the target and get into attacks with our bombs and rockets.
04:42But today, the entire thing is different.
04:45And therefore, the Indian Air Force is capable of actually carrying out devastating air-to-ground attacks against enemy targets from what we call stand-up weapons.
04:57And when you look at this video, Air Marshal, when you look at this video, when you look at those majestic 4.5 generation Rafales,
05:04when you look at those huge beasts, the Su-30 MKIs with their air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles,
05:11there is nothing, there is nothing that Pakistan or even other adversaries have that can counter this platform, this system with their beyond visual range.
05:21Even though Pakistanis have their PL-15s fired off the JL, you know, the JC-10s, which they did.
05:29But they have nothing, the J-10s, but they have nothing that can counter the Rafale and the Su-30s, can they?
05:36Well, yes, actually, it's a weapon. I'm talking about the BrahMos missile.
05:42As you know, it has got stand-off ranges right up to 450 kilometers in air-to-ground mode.
05:49And it carries a good punch in the warhead that it has to be able to cause the necessary damage on the ground.
05:58So, this air-to-ground weapon, which the Indian Air Force has got today, and it is manufactured.
06:04As you know, in India, a joint thing with Russia and named BrahMos.
06:10BrahMos, as you know, is a joint name from Brahmapotra and Moskva River.
06:16And it's a very, very potent weapon. And that is what was used during Ops in Doors, where the Air Force, Indian Air Force aircraft, the fighter aircraft, use these weapons, staying outside the ranges.
06:31That means, from stand-off ranges, they were able to attack their targets. And the best part is that this air-to-ground missile is so potent, it's also equally accurate.
06:42Absolutely, with pinpoint accuracy, flying at 2.8 times the speed of sound, 2.8 Mach is what the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile went and hit those Pakistani bases.
06:55The drones that were used, General Meston, the kind of weapons that were used. We saw some of these weapons at Kartavya Path today, but then we've been privileged to see them in action in war, in Operation Sindur and how they decimated Pakistani terror camps, Pakistani radar stations and 11 Pakistani air bases, General Meston.
07:17Thank you, General Meston.
07:47And rightly pointed out that seven of the terror camps were struck and two were struck by the Air Force. And I think the exciting factor was finally on 10th May, when the Indian Air Force blew up so many of their air defense systems, their radar, and of course, a lot of their air feeds.
08:04And over the course of the next half hour, we shall explain to our viewers, because now, you have greater detail about what happened during Operation Sindur, because all the lies that Pakistan narrated, you know, lies can get thus far and no further.
08:19The truth ultimately triumphs, the truth ultimately prevails. I will tell you more, but first, once again, listen in to the Indian Air Force telling you that we are very calm, we are very, we are laid back until you hit us, because if you dare to hit us, we will hit back and hit back hard and fire for effect.
08:41Take a look.
08:42Take a look.
08:43Early in the hours of Wednesday morning, missiles struck.
08:48Wednesday morning, missiles struck.
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28:18still remains on that is the signal that india sends out operational sindoor is still on it's
28:26only the brave who are respected when you can instill fear in the minds of the adversary and
28:32this is one country that only understands which is pakistan is the language of fear a quick break
28:39i want to thank my guests is all not well across the china wall u.s media reports claim that a top
28:46chinese army general stands accused of leaking highly sensitive state secrets and nuclear weapons
28:55related secrets to the united states of america to the cia the reports in the united states claim
29:02that there are serious bribery allegations that are currently underway and underway under investigations
29:09in china against one of the senior most generals and members of the military commission the central
29:17military commission in china general zhang general zhang is second only to chinese president xi jinping
29:24one of the top generals uh in china and he was at one point of time described as one of the most
29:32trusted allies uh of uh of xi jinping however many argued that there is there is friction in china
29:41there are two camps xi jinping may appear all powerful but there is another camp that is talking
29:47about too much centralization of power uh in the hands of president xi jinping remember those images
29:54of hu jin tao former president uh of china the way uh there were some uh top officials who are he and top
30:02officials the way they were ushered out of a meeting the way there was a crackdown india today had reported
30:07how 100 generals 100 generals had been purged by president xi jinping as he consolidated his control over power
30:16and in midst of that there were reports that seemed to indicate that there could well be a coup against him
30:23at least that is what some of these reports seem to indicate so beijing has not officially confirmed
30:28these claims but the fallout is significant and questions are mounting over the pla people's liberation
30:36army the chinese army's readiness their military readiness their loyalty to xi jinping and command
30:43integrity does this indicate that china's efforts in taiwan have suffered a very major setback
30:512027 or 2028 or maybe it will have to be pushed back further the defense ministry announced on
30:57saturday that uh both general zhang and liu zhenil uh chief of staff of cmc's joint staff department
31:04were currently under investigation then there's an editorial that's published in uh the liberation
31:09the people's liberation army daily that said general zhang and liu seriously betrayed the trust and
31:16expectations of the communist party and the cmc and fostered political and corruption problems that
31:21undermined the party's absolute leadership over the military and threatened the party's ruling
31:29foundation i want to bring in my colleague pranay upadhyay fomo on this pranay these are very grave
31:36charges leveled against someone who was second only to chinese president xi jinping in the military
31:43commission that the party's ruling foundation was impacted by corruption and challenges to absolute
31:49party leadership absolutely gaurab uh you know whether these uh these charges uh are are actually
31:57result of a spying ring or actually this is a result of a of a of a power rivalry in the in the all
32:03powerful central military commission of china but certainly this is the chink in the shining armor of
32:08of chinese or beijing's uh the military leadership this clearly shows uh general jang uh uh yoshi who's
32:15the 75 year old senior most general white currently serving as the vice chairman in the central military
32:20commission and besides that you mentioned about the name of general uh left in general uh who's also
32:26uh a senior military official clearly this shows that you know there is something wrong in the central
32:31military commission and which is under investigation and the charges are very serious you know if you go by
32:36the military by the media reports this shows that uh these uh these people are being implicated for
32:41selling the nuclear secrets of china to to united states uh this clearly shows that uh you know there is
32:47uh there there is uh you know uh uh there is uh infiltration or rather there is an information uh
32:54leakage from the uh the uh from the central military commission of china this also shows that something is
33:00is wrong uh at the highest leadership level uh because uh general jang at the highest leadership
33:05level as you point out and very significantly because general zhang uh was once considered very
33:11close to president xi jinping uh then there was the stock of two rival factions uh within the communist
33:17party there was anger over over centralization of power by president xi jinping and that there was an
33:23intense pushback but this downfall this sudden downfall this in a way marks the most serious most
33:30dramatic uh move against a top general even though india today had carried that report uh on chakravue
33:36uh that 100 generals and that's amazing in any country's history if 100 generals have been purged
33:46in china that would indicate that president xi jinping wants to be all powerful but somehow
33:52he doesn't seem to have the trust and confidence of those he commands
33:55absolutely and we have seen not only uh you know the senior generals were removed at the time when
34:01our president xi jinping wanted to consolidate his position even at the at the political level we have
34:06seen that you know how uh uh the premier leaker chiang uh was uh was relieved and in fact he was
34:12succeeded by the all loyalist lee chiang who's currently serving as the premier of china and how he
34:17closed the ring how he plays the trusted people but if general uh general general jang uh yoshi is being
34:24implicated this uh he once he as you as you also mentioned that he was once considered as the most
34:29trusted guy uh the one of the senior official of the central military commission then uh these are
34:35the serious question to be you know pondered upon in the in the leadership of china that you know uh if
34:41they are being implicated then either the cia if the allegation cia has penetrated their their uh their
34:47senior military system and if they are able to extract or there is an intense power struggle within
34:53china it would indicate pranay that there's an intense power struggle and blame corruption or
35:00blame selling secrets to cia and then purge them massive purge that's been on in china pranay keep
35:07tracking that story i will come i'll come back to you for more as this story develops this will remain
35:13one of our top focus stories here on india today a massive purge in the chinese army of course there are
35:21also reports that seem to indicate that even soldiers they want loyalty to the country and not loyalty
35:27to the party as the case is in china but more on that in the days and weeks ahead that is all i have
35:33for you on this five live special broadcast very thanks for watching
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