India, May 8 -- A day after the 'Operation Sindoor' military strikes on terror targets in Pakistan, India struck Pakistan's air defence systems early Thursday morning in response to a wave of drone and missile attacks launched by Pakistan against Indian military installations the previous night.

The Ministry of Defence of India released a detailed statement explaining the rationale behind the fresh strikes and reaffirmed the country's commitment to a non-escalatory stance. Follow Operation Sindoor live updates

The press release said that the fresh strikes were "proportionate response" by India to "Pakistan's bid to escalate" and were conducted after Pakistan attempted to hit multiple military targets across northern and western India, i...