New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday lauded the nation's decisive response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Kashmir, highlighting the success of Operation Sindoor and emphasising the country's unity and growing self-reliance in the defence sector.

In her address to the nation on the eve of the 79th Independence Day, the President condemned the 'cowardly and utterly inhuman' killing of innocent citizens on holiday, asserting that the armed forces had demonstrated 'strategic clarity and technical capability' by destroying terrorist infrastructure across the border.

She described Operation Sindoor as a landmark event in the global fight against terrorism, noting that India's armed forces destroyed terrorist hubs ac...