New Delhi, May 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning visited the Adampur Airbase in Punjab's Hoshiarpur, a day after addressing the Nation on Operation Sindoor.

Adampur was one of the key Indian Air Force Stations targeted by Pakistan on the intervening night of May 9 and 10, in retaliation for India's pre-emptive military action.

Pakistan had claimed that hypersonic missiles launched from its JF-17 fighter jets had destroyed India's S-400 Air Defence System at Adampur - a claim firmly denied by Indian officials. The Prime Minister's visit was seen as a strong show of solidarity with the Armed Forces, bolstering their morale amid heightened tensions.

Visuals from the visit showed the PM interacting with Indian Air Force (IAF)...