Rush Hour: Pakistan got ‘live inputs’ from China during Op Sindoor, Nipah alert in Kerala and more

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Pakistan received real-time intelligence from China about India’s important military deployments during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army said.

Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, the deputy Army chief (capability development and sustenance), said at an event: “When the DGMO [director general of military operations]-level talks were going on, Pakistan actually was mentioning that ‘we know that your such and such important sort of...vector is primed and it is ready for action...I would request you to perhaps pull it back’. So he was getting live inputs from China.”

Singh also said that India must be prepared for future attacks on its population centres and highlighted the need for strengthening air defence capabilities.

The Army officer further said that India was effectively up against three adversaries during the four-day conflict: with Pakistan leading the front, China offering extensive support and Turkey playing an important role by providing drones “along with trained individuals who were there”. Read on.

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