India reacts to reports of China aiding Pakistan during Operation Sindoor

India said reports of China providing technical support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor confirmed what was already known. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that nations supporting attempts to protect terrorist infrastructure should reflect on how such actions affect their standing and reputation

New Delhi: India on Tuesday said reports of China helping Pakistan during Operation Sindoor corroborate what was already known, and it is for nations that consider themselves responsible to reflect on whether supporting attempts to protect terrorist infrastructure affects their standing.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated this while responding to a question on Chinese official media reports claiming that Beijing provided technical support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor carried out by India in May 2025 to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.

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“We have seen these reports that corroborate what was known earlier. Operation Sindoor was a precise, targeted and calibrated response to the terrorist attacks in Pahalgam, aimed at destroying state-sponsored terrorist infrastructure operating out of Pakistan and at its behest,” Jaiswal said at the press briefing.

“It is for nations that consider themselves responsible to reflect on whether supporting attempts to protect terrorist infrastructure affects their reputation and standing,” he said.

Last week, China, for the first time, confirmed that it had provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India, according to Chinese official media reports.

China’s state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle designs.

Zhang had provided technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict in May last year, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported, quoting CCTV.

Pakistan’s air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets produced by an AVIC subsidiary.