NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it expects Turkey and China, both countries with close ties to Pakistan, to urge Islamabad to end its support for cross-border terrorism . Addressing a question about India-Turkey relations, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, said that "relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns."
Pakistan used Turkish drones and China-made missiles during its repeated attempts to escalate tensions after India's Operation Sindoor.
"We expect Turkey to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem it has harboured for decades. Relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns," Jaiswal said during his weekly briefing.
He also said that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke to Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on May 10, days after India had launched Operation Sindoor targeting terror infrastrucutre in Pakistan and Pakistan-occuiped Kashmir. Jaiswal added that the NSA had conveyed to China "India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan".
"Our NSA and the Chinese Foreign Minister and Special Representative on Boundary Issue Wang Yi had spoken to each other on 10th May 2025, when NSA conveyed India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The Chinese side is well aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations," he said.
How India rendered Turkish drones, Chinese missiles useless
During Operation Sindoor, India had successfully intercepted Turkish drones and Chinese missiles mid-air, nullifying the strategic advantage Pakistan had hoped to gain by deploying them in swarms.
While the drones supplied to Pakistan by Turkiye were not of the same quality as it sends to Ukraine, it was significant that many were downed by lower-cost, Indian-made drones, dealing a symbolic blow to President Erdogan’s ambitions of regional Islamic leadership. Reflecting its frustration, Turkiye had sent only a junior representative to India’s post-operation briefing.
India had also deployed Israeli Harop drones, so-called "loitering munitions" which lock onto targets and self-destruct on impact. These proved effective in disabling Pakistani air defences and critical military sites during the 7–10 May conflict.
“Our integrated air defence (AD) systems stood like a wall and they (Pakistan) could not breach it. Whether it’s a Turkish drone or anything else, it fails in front of the technology of India,” said Air Marshal A K Bharti, Director General of Air Operations. “The sky remains ours,” he added, highlighting the effectiveness of India's relatively impregnable AD shield.
During a joint briefing with Lt-General Rajiv Ghai and Vice Admiral A N Pramod , officials had presented evidence of Pakistan’s use of Chinese PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles and Turkish-made Byker Yiha and Songar drones, most of which were shot down or neutralised by Indian systems. “Whenever Pakistan Air Force attacked us, it failed in front of our AD grid,” said Lt-Gen Ghai.
Pakistan used Turkish drones and China-made missiles during its repeated attempts to escalate tensions after India's Operation Sindoor.
"We expect Turkey to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem it has harboured for decades. Relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns," Jaiswal said during his weekly briefing.
#WATCH | Delhi: On China, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "Our NSA and the Chinese Foreign Minister and Special Representative on Boundary Issue Wang Yi had spoken to each other on 10th May 2025, when NSA conveyed India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism… pic.twitter.com/Dr9XxoA6DI
— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2025
He also said that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke to Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on May 10, days after India had launched Operation Sindoor targeting terror infrastrucutre in Pakistan and Pakistan-occuiped Kashmir. Jaiswal added that the NSA had conveyed to China "India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan".
"Our NSA and the Chinese Foreign Minister and Special Representative on Boundary Issue Wang Yi had spoken to each other on 10th May 2025, when NSA conveyed India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The Chinese side is well aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations," he said.
How India rendered Turkish drones, Chinese missiles useless
During Operation Sindoor, India had successfully intercepted Turkish drones and Chinese missiles mid-air, nullifying the strategic advantage Pakistan had hoped to gain by deploying them in swarms.
While the drones supplied to Pakistan by Turkiye were not of the same quality as it sends to Ukraine, it was significant that many were downed by lower-cost, Indian-made drones, dealing a symbolic blow to President Erdogan’s ambitions of regional Islamic leadership. Reflecting its frustration, Turkiye had sent only a junior representative to India’s post-operation briefing.
India had also deployed Israeli Harop drones, so-called "loitering munitions" which lock onto targets and self-destruct on impact. These proved effective in disabling Pakistani air defences and critical military sites during the 7–10 May conflict.
“Our integrated air defence (AD) systems stood like a wall and they (Pakistan) could not breach it. Whether it’s a Turkish drone or anything else, it fails in front of the technology of India,” said Air Marshal A K Bharti, Director General of Air Operations. “The sky remains ours,” he added, highlighting the effectiveness of India's relatively impregnable AD shield.
During a joint briefing with Lt-General Rajiv Ghai and Vice Admiral A N Pramod , officials had presented evidence of Pakistan’s use of Chinese PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles and Turkish-made Byker Yiha and Songar drones, most of which were shot down or neutralised by Indian systems. “Whenever Pakistan Air Force attacked us, it failed in front of our AD grid,” said Lt-Gen Ghai.
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