PM Narendra Modi's strong message to Pakistan from Red Fort: ‘India will not differentiate…'
Hailing the armed forces on 'Operation Sindoor', Modi said it dealt a severe blow to Pakistan as new details of damages suffered by the country are emerging every day.
Addressing the 79th Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi once again made it clear that India will not tolerate Pakistan's nuclear blackmail.
"What the Indian armed forces have done during Operation Sindoor was not seen in many many years. We have set a new normal in dealing with cross-border terrorism, he said. I salute our brave soldiers who punished those behind the Pahalgam attack beyond their imagination," he said.
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