IAF R-Day Video Fuels Kirana Hills Nuclear Site Attack Speculation

• An IAF Republic Day video featuring Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, and Tejas jets, with the tagline “the enforcers of peace,” has reignited speculation about an Indian attack on Pakistan’s Kirana Hills nuclear base.
• Last year, Air Marshal AK Bharti, when asked about Operation Sindoor, ambiguously stated, “We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there,” regarding a suspected nuclear installation.
• The video showcases the Sindoor formation and emphasizes the fighter jets as “unbreakable guarantor of peace” and “fierce enforcer of peace” against threats.
• Operation Sindoor, on May 7, involved precision strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK after the Pahalgam massacre, where 26 civilians were killed by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.
• Following Pakistani retaliation, India struck key airbases like Nur Khan near Islamabad’s Strategic Plans Division headquarters and potentially Mushaf airbase in Sargodha, close to Kirana Hills' underground nuclear storage.

Why It Matters: IAF's R-Day video has intensified debate over whether India targeted Pakistan's Kirana Hills nuclear site.