New Delhi, May 9 -- India's formidable air defence shield - built to protect the nation from enemy missiles and drone strikes - stood firm, thwarting two waves of coordinated attacks from Pakistan within 48 hours.

The strikes targeted military installations across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan but were successfully neutralised by a layered defence system.

The first wave of attacks began late on May 7 and continued into the early hours of May 8.

Military installations in and around 15 Indian cities came under threat. However, a robust combination of air defence systems intercepted incoming missiles, while Israeli-made HARPY drones executed a swift counterstrike that reportedly disabled segments of Pakistan's air defence networ...