Lisbon:
The Indian embassy in Portugal gave an answer after a protest organized by Pakistani subjects outside the Chanery building near the Embassy office in Lisbon. The demonstrations call a “desperate provocation”, the embassy said that India reacted firmly through “Operation Sindoor”.
“The Embassy of India in Portugal responded firmly with ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the coward protest organized by Pakistan near our Channyy building. We thank the government of Portugal and its police authorities for their support in guaranteeing safety and safety of the embassy,” wrote in a post about X.
Embassy of India @IndiainPortug
Responded firmly with ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the cowardly protest organized by Pakistan near our Channyy building. We thank the government of Portugal and the police authorities for their support in ensuring the safety and security of the … pic.twitter.com/63S951JH1R– India in Portugal (@andiainportugal) May 18, 2025
The message also contained photos of Indian officials on the balcony of the embassy office with the banners on the wall, with the text: “Operation Sindoor is not over yet”.
The ‘cowardly’ protest, the embassy said: “India will not be intimidated by such a desperate provocations. Our determination remains unchanged.”
The ambassador of India in Portugal, Puneet Roy Kundal, also went to X and said that the protests organized by Pakistan was a quiet but strong and determined message that “Operation Sindoor is not yet over”.
Protests organized by Pakistan outside the embassy were confronted with a quiet but strong and determined message from our side “Operation Sindoor is not over yet”. All embassy officers were steadfast in this approach. @Meaíndia @indiand diplomats https://t.co/GL6U1KFBGK pic.twitter.com/O7CRM4odi6
– Puneet Roy Kundal (@Prkundal) May 18, 2025
“All embassy officers were steadfast in this approach,” he added.
India-Pakistan Tensions
Indian armed forces On 7 May, Operation Sindoor launched, including nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-used Kashmir. The intended military operation was a reaction to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where 26 civilians were killed by terrorists on 22 April.
India has clarified that her reaction was targeted, measured and non-escalating. Pakistan, however, escalated the conflict after it had launched a swarm of drones and rocket attacks on Indian territory, forcing New Delhi to respond.
After days of fighting, the director of Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan contacted his Indian counterpart, and both parties reached a strike -the – -enclosure that applies to land, sea and air.
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