India, May 16 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh, at the Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Station in Gujarat, said he felt proud to be present at the place, adding that the region has been "witness to India's victory against Pakistan" twice, once in 1965 and now again this year.

Addressing Indian Air Force personnel, Singh said, "Whatever you did during Operation Sindoor, has made all Indians proud - whether they are in India or abroad."

The defence minister's visit to the Bhuj air station comes just a day after he went to Jammu and Kashmir and met security force personnel at Srinagar's Badami Bagh Cantonment.

Singh's trip to Gujarat gains further significance as the state shares a 508-kilometre-long border with Pakistan and it was one of the ...