Goa, Aug. 30 -- Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, on Saturday shared new insights into Operation Sindoor, India's military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead. Speaking at the NDTV Defence Summit, Tiwari also released fresh footage of the strikes carried out in May on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

He revealed that the IAF had struck nine carefully chosen targets, firing fewer than 50 weapons to bring Pakistan to the truce table. "In less than 50 weapons, we were able to achieve conflict elimination. This is the essential takeaway," Tiwari said.

The planning began immediately after the Pahalgam attack, with all three services drawing up multi...