Mormugao, May 21 -- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said that Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror bases in Muridke and Bahawalpur in Pakistan, had sent a clear message to the world that terrorism will not go unpunished.

He said the strikes, carried out deep inside enemy territory, were precise and in line with India's principle of targeting only terrorists.

"When India responded to Pakistan's terrorist misadventure at Pahalgam on April 22, you were on high alert, alongside our Navy and other services. The precise strikes on terror bases in Muridke and Bahawalpur sent a global message: Terrorism will no longer go unpunished," Dhankhar said while addressing the Coast Guard personnel at Mormugao port in Goa.

The Vice Pre...