PM Modi visits Adampur air base, interacts with IAF personnel

A day after issuing a strong message to Pakistan saying any discussions with the country will focus solely on terrorism and any negotiations with Islamabad will centre around Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Adampur Air Base in in Punjab and interacted with Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel.

According to media reports, the prime minister was briefed about the operations of the IAF. The base is strategically important because of its proximity to the India-Pakistan border.

For the past few days, PM Modi has been holding regular meetings with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the three service chiefs, and top government functionaries involved in the country's military and diplomatic response to the terror attack of April 22 in Pahalgam.

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Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the country's top military leadership carried out a comprehensive review of the national security situation along the frontier with Pakistan.

The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. According to officials, the defence leadership reviewed the security situation along the Western frontier and related issues.

After four days of hostilities, India and Pakistan, on Saturday, agreed to a ceasefire. Following the ceasefire agreement, despite a few stray incidents, a semblance of normalcy returned to border areas. 

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