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What India said on ‘nuclear leakage’ in Pakistan after Operation Sindoor

“The military action from our side was entirely in the conventional domain,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a press briefing on Tuesday.

Jaiswal said the ceasefire understanding was reached after Pakistan’s failed military attempt and India’s counter-offensive on the morning of May 10. (PTI)

In the wake of swirling online speculation about a nuclear mishap in Pakistan following the high-stakes Operation Sindoor, India has issued a categorical denial, asserting its military actions were within conventional limits. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday dismantled speculation around a nuclear angle, saying the narrative was not only baseless but also contradicted by Pakistan’s own top leadership.

“The military action from our side was entirely in the conventional domain,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a press briefing on Tuesday. “This was also made very clear in the defence briefing yesterday… Pakistan FM has himself denied the nuclear angle on record,” he said.

Jaiswal’s comments come four days after India and Pakistan agreed to a cessation of hostilities.

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Official sources have now confirmed that nearly 20 per cent of Pakistan’s air force assets were destroyed in the precision strikes launched under Operation Sindoor.

India on the night of May 9-10 struck 11 airbases across Pakistan, inflicting massive damage to its air force infrastructure and killing over 50 people, including senior personnel including Squadron Leader Usman Yusuf, at Bholari Airbase in a first-of-its-kind military operation against a nuclear-armed state.

The MEA also took direct aim at Pakistan’s premature declaration of victory, drawing comparisons with past military conflicts where Islamabad claimed success despite clear setbacks.

VIDEO | Responding to a media query on buzz over social media and news media about nuclear leakage in Pakistan, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) says, “In the Defence briefing, our side made things very clear on nuclear thing as to what were our targets.”… pic.twitter.com/wlifay0bp1

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 13, 2025

“Claiming victory is an old habit,” Jaiswal said, referencing Pakistan’s historic pattern of bluster. “This was the case in 1965, the same continued in 1971, and even during the 1999 Kargil War, they kept repeating the same tune. So, this habit of Pakistan beating the same drum is nothing new. They suffer defeat, yet they keep beating the drum.”

Jaiswal said the ceasefire understanding was reached after Pakistan’s failed military attempt and India’s counter-offensive on the morning of May 10.

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“Till the night of 9th May, Pakistan was threatening India with a massive assault,” he said. “Once their attempt failed on 10th May morning, and they received a devastating Indian counter response, their tune changed… Pakistan’s position changed on 10th May morning after its air bases were effectively put out of action.”

India had maintained a consistent and public message throughout the conflict—that its retaliatory response was targeted solely at terrorist infrastructure following the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.

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