No proxy war, will be answered accordingly, says PM in Gujarat
Addressing a gathering at the launch of Urban Development Year 2025 in Gandhinagar, the prime minister said state honours given to terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor meant Pakistan was no longer indulging in shadow warfare.
Modi said, 'This can no longer be called a proxy war. The terrorists killed after May 6 were given state honours—Pakistan's flags draped their coffins, and their army saluted them. This isn't covert terror; it's an official war tactic.'
He warned that India would respond accordingly: 'You are already at war, and we will answer in kind. We seek no enmity, only peace and progress—for ourselves and the world. But make no mistake: we will not tolerate aggression.'
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