New Delhi, May 12, 2026 — The Ministry of External Affairs said reports that China provided technical assistance to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor simply corroborate what India already understood, and urged nations that consider themselves responsible to reflect on whether shielding terrorist infrastructure affects their standing.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions about Chinese official media accounts, described Operation Sindoor — carried out by India in May 2025 in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attacks — as a precise, targeted and calibrated action aimed at dismantling state‑sponsored terrorist infrastructure operating out of Pakistan.
“We have seen these reports that corroborate what was known earlier,” Jaiswal said, adding that countries should consider whether supporting attempts to protect such infrastructure harms their reputation.
Last week Chinese state media, for the first time, acknowledged Beijing provided on‑site technical support to Pakistan during the four‑day conflict with India. CCTV aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, in which he described offering technical help to Pakistan during the confrontation, according to reports by the South China Morning Post citing CCTV.
Pakistan’s air force operates Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jets produced by an AVIC subsidiary, equipment that figures in discussions about the technical support cited by Chinese media. India has maintained that Operation Sindoor was aimed at degrading terrorist capabilities and infrastructure that directed attacks from across the border.
