Indian Navy will lead New Delhi's response to any future Pakistani aggression, minister says


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  • Friday, 30 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shakes hands with Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi as Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi and Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh look on before the ceremonial reception of Japan's defence minister in New Delhi, India, May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will use the firepower of its navy in response to any future aggression by Pakistan, India's defence minister said on Friday, weeks after the fiercest fighting in decades between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Relations between India and Pakistan are tense after four days of fighting this month, which involved fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery before a ceasefire was announced.

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