India, May 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday instructed all ministries to ensure seamless coordination to uphold "operational continuity and institutional resilience" and ensure fool-proof functioning of essential systems, with special focus on readiness, people aware of the matter said.

The comments at a meeting of secretaries to assess the preparedness, emergency response, and internal communication protocols came against the backdrop of heightened tensions following air strikes under Operation Sindoor on targets in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistani Punjab province on Wednesday. On Thursday, defence ministry said the armed forces targeted air defence radars and systems in Pakistan, even as Pakistani troops incre...