PM Modi fires three warning salvos to Pakistan: No tolerance for 'terror, terrorists, or nuclear blackmail'
In a clear and uncompromising message following the success of
Operation Sindoor
, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced three warnings for Pakistan on India's counter-terrorism approach.
#Operation Sindoor
The damage done at Pak bases as India strikes to avenge Pahalgam
Why Pakistan pleaded to end hostilities
Kashmir's Pahalgam sparks Karachi's nightmare
Addressing the nation, PM Modi said that the Operation Sindoor has not ended and merely in abeyance. He said that this operation is India's policy to counter any form of terror.
Tensions between India and Paksitan have been on the rise since the Apil 22
Pahalgam terror attack
. India retaliated with Operation Sindoor, holding precision strikes and destroying nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. Pakistan, has, however, used drones and missiles, which were intercepted by the Indian Armed Forces.
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The first warning was about a 'decisive retaliation.' PM Modi said that any terrorist attack on India would now trigger a strong military response.
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He stressed that India will retaliate on its own terms, with full liberty to strike the roots of terrorism. 'We gave armed forces full liberty to grind terrorists into dust,' he said.
The second warning was focused on 'zero tolerance for nuclear blackmail.' The Prime Minister said that India will not be threatened by the nuclear rhetoric and that any terror safe haven operating under the pretext of nuclear cover would face precise and targeted strikes.
The third and final pillar of the warnings is 'no distinction between terror sponsors and terrorists.' PM Modi said that those who provide safe havens and support for terrorists will be treated on par with the terrorists themselves.
'This is not an era of war, but it is also not an era of terrorism,' he said, making it clear that India will act against any form of terror, regardless of who is backing it.
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PM Modi also said that if Pakistan seeks survival, it must dismantle its terror infrastructure-there is no other path to peace.
"Terror and talks cannot coexist, terror and trade cannot run parallel, and blood and water cannot flow together," Modi said just an hour after US President Trump claimed that US stopped the two Asian rivals from getting into a 'bad nuclear war'.
"Any discussions with Pakistan will focus solely on terrorism and any negotiations with Pakistan will centre around Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)," he said.
Operation Sindoor was initiated in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, which PM Modi called 'the most barbaric face of terrorism' and 'a personal pain for me.'
The offensive destroyed multiple terror launchpads and reportedly killed over 100 terrorists. 'When our missiles and drones destroyed terror sites in Pakistan, not only their buildings but their spirit was also demolished,' he said during his address.
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