RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY — SHOTLIST: INDIA (MAY 8, 2025) (MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) 1. VARIOUS OF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI AND OFFICIALS HAVING MEETINGINDIA - MAY 8, 2025 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, May 8, chaired a high-level meeting with government secretaries to assess national preparedness and inter-ministerial coordination amid recent national security developments. According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the meeting focused on ensuring operational continuity and institutional resilience across key sectors. Modi emphasized the importance of seamless coordination among ministries and agencies to strengthen the country’s overall security posture. Tensions escalated this week after India announced “Operation Sindoor” late Tuesday night, saying it struck "terrorist infrastructure" at nine locations in Pakistan. New Delhi said it exercised its “right to respond and pre-empt as well as deter more such cross-border attacks.” Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said "Operation Sindoor" was still "ongoing." The Pakistani military said 31 people were killed in the Indian missile attacks and cross-border firing, and vowed to retaliate. Pakistan's military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday said the forces neutralized 25 Israel-made Harop drones fired by India overnight, calling it a "serious provocation." He said a civilian was killed and four Pakistani soldiers were injured in the drone attacks.