India, Aug. 23 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Pakistan should not harbour any delusions about India's strength after Operation Sindoor, stressing that the cross-border strikes had demonstrated New Delhi's firm approach in tackling security threats.

Without naming Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Rajnath Singh said the general's recent remarks about nuclear weapons and his comparison of Pakistan to a "dumper truck" reflected a "predatory mentality" and were a "confession" of Islamabad's failures.

"The Pakistan Army chief, knowingly or unknowingly, has pointed towards a predatory mentality (kabilai aur looteri mansikta) that Pakistan has been a victim of since its inception," Singh said at the Economic Times...