MODI REVIEWS OP SINDOOR PROGRESS IN HIGH-LEVEL MEET

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting of top officials to review how Operation Sindoor, India's direct military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, was unfolding, officials familiar with the matter said on a day it emerged that Pakistani forces on Thursday targeted 36 Indian locations with 300 to 400 armed drones and the military launched a swift counter-attack.

- Rahul Singh

The meeting, the latest in a series of security huddles, was attended by defence minister Rajnath Singh, national security adviser Ajit Doval, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan and the three service chiefs.

It came hours after Singh met the CDS, the three chiefs and the defence secretary to review the security dynamics along the western border where tensions with Pakistan have hit a flashpoint; the minister was also briefed on the military's operational readiness, the officials said.

Earlier in the day, Modi met a group of armed forces veterans, including former service chiefs, to discuss the developments unfolding along the western border.