India, May 21 -- Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday praised Indian armed forces for striking at terror infrastructure in Pakistan and asserted that Operation Sindoor had sent a clear message to the world that terrorism will not go unpunished.

Dhankhar said the strikes, carried out deep inside Pakistani territory, were precise and in line with India's principle of targeting only terrorists. "No one is asking for proof because the terrorists targeted revealed the proof to the entire global fraternity because coffins were escorted by military force of that country, by political force of that country and by terrorists. A great achievement, perhaps unrivaled in the annals of democratic functioning," Dhankar said.

The vice president...