How PM debunked Pak’s S-400 claim with strategic visit to Adampur airbase

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Punjab’s Adampur airbase on Tuesday, one of the images stood out from the rest. It showed PM Modi waving at the jawans, with an MiG-29 jet and an intact S-400 air defence system clearly visible in the background.

The messaging was two-fold. It not only debunked Pakistan’s claim that missiles from its JF-17 fighter destroyed the S-400 air defence system in Adampur, but was also a signal that the government was firmly behind its armed forces.

PM Modi’s visit to Adampur, home to India’s second-largest airbase, came a day after he sent a strong message to Pakistan, asserting that India had just paused its offensive on terror camps and its military sites.