Operations in opposition to Pakistan ‘solely in abeyance’: PM Modi

In his first handle to the nation after Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, 12 Could, mentioned operations in opposition to Pakistan have solely been saved in abeyance and the long run will rely upon their behaviour.

The prime minister termed the Pahalgam assault as essentially the most “barbaric face of terrorism”, however the enemy, he mentioned, has now realised the implications.

Operation Sindoor, he mentioned, was not only a identify — the world noticed India’s resolve and greater than 100 terrorists killed.

“India is not going to tolerate any nuclear blackmail,” he mentioned, presumably referring to extensively aired issues about army actions doubtlessly testing the nuclear threshold. “We’ve got solely saved in abeyance our operations in opposition to Pakistan; the long run will rely upon their behaviour. A brand new line has been drawn,” he mentioned, indicating that Operation Sindoor had set a brand new paradigm to cope with terrorism.

Modi mentioned India is not going to see terrorists and their state sponsors individually. “This isn’t an period of conflict,” he mentioned, referring to an announcement he’d made earlier, urging Russia and Ukraine to stop and desist, “however it’s also not an period of terrorism”.

“Pakistan has to dismantle its terror infrastructure. There isn’t a different approach to peace,” the prime minister mentioned.

He additionally suggested Pakistan to root out terrorism for its personal security, not simply at India’s behest: “The terrorists they’ve been feeding and nurturing all these years will swallow Pakistan itself. If Pakistan desires to outlive, it should root out terrorism.”