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'Mutual respect and sensitivities basis of bilateral ties': India's reminder to Turkey, China over Pak terror
The External Affairs Ministry has called for Turkey and China to be sensitive to India's concerns after initial investigations revealed that Pakistan deployed drones made by the two countries following New Delhi's Operation Sindoor.
'We expect Turkey to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem it has harboured for decades. Relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other's concerns,' foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
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A preliminary probe into the debris of Pakistani drones thwarted by India's air defence systems on May 9 reveals that the country used the Turkey-made Songar armed drone system.
Songar is an armed drone system developed and produced by Asisguard, a subsidiary of Asis Electronics and Information Systems, to enhance capabilities in low-intensity conflict scenarios. It is the first domestically produced armed drone to be deployed by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the first indigenous Turkish drone equipped with a machine gun.
Meanwhile, Director General Air Operations, Air Marshal A K Bharti, had presented images of debris of the Chinese-made PL-15 during a joint military press briefing, saying that the missile had fallen inside the Indian territory and parts of it were recovered from Punjab's Hoshiarpur.
On the use of Chinese military equipment, Jaiswal said, 'Our NSA and the Chinese FM and Special Representative on Boundary Issue Mr Wang Yi had spoken to each other on May 10, 2025, when the NSA conveyed India's resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The Chinese side is aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations.'
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India's Armed Forces intercepted and neutralised various advanced foreign-made weapons employed by Pakistan, including Chinese-origin PL-15 air-to-air missiles and Turkish Byker YIHA III kamikaze drones.
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