Operation Sindoor: Indian mission in Portugal shows Pakistanis their place
Virendra Pandit
New Delhi: “Operation Sindoor is not yet over,” India has reminded the Pakistanis again—this time in Europe.
“Won’t be intimidated,” the Indian Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, warned when a group of Pakistanis unsuccessfully tried to demonstrate there, after Islamabad’s utter humiliation during the three-day precision military Operation early this month.
India will “not be intimidated” by “desperate provocations,” the Indian Embassy said after a motley Pakistani group staged a protest outside its chancery building on Sunday.
Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out multiple precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), starting early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror massacre.
“Embassy of India @IndiainPortugal responded firmly with Operation Sindoor’ to the cowardly protest organised by Pakistan near our Chancery building,” said the post.
“India will not be intimidated by such desperate provocations. Our resolve remains unshaken,” it said.
It also thanked the Portuguese government and police for their support in ensuring the embassy’s safety and security.
In a separate post on X, India’s Ambassador to Portugal Puneet Kundal said that the protesters were met with the “silent yet strong and resolute message from our side—”Operation Sindoor is not yet over’.” “All the Embassy officers were steadfast in this approach,” he added.
After Indian precision strikes under Operation Sindoor’, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10.
At the request of Pakistani Army’s Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO), India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to suspend the firing after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
