New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declared that Operation Sindoor, launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership - delivered a "crushing blow"-without crossing the Line of Control or violating the international border, to Pakistan's terror network in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.

Speaking in his Sandesh to Soldiers broadcast on the eve of India's 79th Independence Day, Singh said: "Operation Sindoor carried out by the Armed Forces under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi emerged as a balanced military response amidst the asymmetric warfare being witnessed across the globe."

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