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Mint
6 minutes ago
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- Mint
No world leader asked India to stop military response to Pak terror: PM Modi
NEW DELHI : Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that no world leader asked India to stop its armed response to the 22 April terror attack in Pahalgam, effectively rejecting US president Donald Trump's repeated claims that he brought about a ceasefire between New Delhi and Islamabad that gave ammunition to the opposition to target the government. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Modi informed that Operation Mahadev, which began on Monday, had brought the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack to justice. India's Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the terror attack, was non-escalatory in nature, the prime minister highlighted. As many as 26 civilians were murdered by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, prompting India to launch retaliatory missile strikes on terrorists and terror-infrastructure across the border. Also Read: Did Trump really broker India-Pak peace? Here's what Jaishankar said India made precision strikes against nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, killing about 100 terrorists. Indian officials have said the Pakistani forces lost 35-40 personnel, while India lost five soldiers. The hostilities lasted for four days during 7-10 May. Operation Sindoor and India's strategy Modi's clarification came after a 16-hour discussion on the success of Operation Sindoor on Monday where defence minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister S. Jaishankar spoke about India's military and diplomatic initiatives in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. 'Our targets were clear. We wanted to target those places where the terrorists who attacked Pahalgam had received training and technical support," said Modi. 'We have said since the beginning that this was a non-escalatory move. Our policy was non-escalatation, our policy was to target terrorist infrastructure and terrorist leaders. And no world leader asked India to stop its Operation Sindoor," he said. Modi stated that US vice-president J.D. Vance had called on the night of 9-10 May to warn India about Pakistani retaliation. He, however, did not mention US president Trump in his has claimed on several occasions that he intervened to stop a potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan by leveraging trade deals with the two countries. Defence preparedness India's homegrown weapons are now in demand across the globe after Operation Sindoor, and this was possible due to the policy of self-reliance in the country's defence sector, said Modi in his approximately 105-minute address. India was prepared for Pakistan's retaliation after Operation Sindoor, he said. He added that India had warned Pakistan that any response would be deemed escalatory in nature and that India would respond appropriately. Also Read: Rajnath Singh issues stern warning to Pak during Op Sindoor debate: 'If any…'Modi said that the planning for Operation Sindoor started immediately after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack, with top military and political leaders. Indian homegrown defence systems thwarted a Pakistani attack of a thousand missiles and drones on the night of 9-10 May, he said, adding that there was no damage and no casualties in India from this attack. He also said that India's response to this attack, which targeted Pakistani military infrastructure, forced Pakistan's director general of military operations (DGMO) to ask India for a ceasefire. Made-in-India weapons The PM also highlighted the growth of the country's defence sector under his government. 'We opened up the defence industry for the private sector and the response has been tremendous. The youth has participated in manufacturing and designing drones…even women, young women have led the charge in the sector," he said. Modi also added that strategic reforms as well as restructuring in state-run defence sector companies had helped the sector grow rapidly. India's defence exports have risen about 12% in FY25 to ₹23,622 crore, from ₹21,083 crore in the previous fiscal, according to a 1 April statement by the defence ministry. Also Read: 'Say Trump is a liar': Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi during Ops Sindoor debatePM Modi reiterated that India has a new policy against terror where it will respond to terrorist threats at a time and with a method of its own choosing. He emphasized that India won't succumb to nuclear blackmail, and that there would be no distinction between terrorists and terror-sponsoring governments. Modi also said that Operation Sindoor was ongoing, but did not state further details.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'If Trump lied 29 times, why is PM silent - call him a liar in House': Rahul dares Prime Minister Modi - The Economic Times Video
In a scathing speech in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi questioned PM Modi's silence on Donald Trump's repeated claim that he brokered the India-Pak ceasefire. He dared the PM to call Trump a liar and deny plane losses like Indira Gandhi would've. Rahul also slammed Modi for saying nothing as Pak Gen Asim Munir met with Trump after Pahalgam attack. Show more Show less
New Indian Express
11 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
'If you have courage': Rahul challenges PM Modi to reject Trump's ceasefire claims in LS
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reject US President Donald Trump's repeated claims on brokering a ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan. Speaking in Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Operation Sindoor, Rahul Gandhi pointed out that Trump had made the claim 29 times and stressed that if he was lying, then PM Modi should say so in his address to the House. "US President Donald Trump has said 29 times he brought about India-Pak ceasefire; if he is lying, PM must say so in Lok Sabha," Rahul Gandhi said. "If PM Modi has half the courage of an Indira Gandhi, he must deny in Lok Sabha that Trump is a 'liar' and we did not lose any planes," Gandhi repeated. Referring to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's statements on the floor of the House, Gandhi alleged that the BJP-led Centre "lacked the political will" to fight Pakistan. "Yesterday I watched Rajnath Singh's speech. I listen quite carefully when people speak. He said that Operation Sindoor began at 1.05 in the morning. He said that Operation Sindoor lasted 22 minutes. Then he said the most shocking thing - at 1.35, we called Pakistan and told them that we have hit non-military targets and we do not want escalation. Maybe he does not understand what he revealed," he said.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
‘You would have 6 wars…': Trump repeats India-Pak ceasefire claim despite Jaishankar's fact-check
US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his claims of stopping a conflict between India and Pakistan while citing the recent ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia. The remark came even as external affairs minister S Jaishankar in Parliament said there was no US involvement in the ceasefire between the two countries. US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Bloomberg) Trump said there would be six wars going on globally 'if weren't around', adding he also helped end the conflict between India and Pakistan. "We have many ceasefires going on... If I weren't around, you would have six major wars going on. India would be fighting with Pakistan. You see what we did yesterday with two nations that we were trading with," Trump said, while referring to the recent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. The remark comes after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire after five days of fighting over long-disputed border issue, in which at least 33 people were killed. Also Read: 'Trump never called': Jaishankar rejects US trade offer claim over India-Pak ceasefire Trump said he warned the two countries that he is not going to do any trade with the two nations unless they settle their differences. "During the trade, I said, I am not going to do any trade deals unless you guys settle your differences and we got them settled in 24 hours. They just announced that it was settled," Trump said, according to CNBC-TV18. Earlier in the day, S Jaishankar categorically denied Trump's claim of intervening in India-Pakistan conflict and using trade offers to make the two countries reach a ceasefire understanding. Jaishankar, while speaking during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Parliament, said there was no call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump between April 22 and June 17. Also Read: '10 or 12 days': Trump gives Putin fresh deadline to end Ukraine war 'I want to make two things very clear. One, at no stage in any conversation with the United States was there any linkage with trade and what was going on,' Jaishankar said. "Secondly, there was no call between the Prime Minister (Modi) and President Trump from the 22nd of April when President Trump called up to convey his sympathy and the 17th of June, when he called up Prime Minister (Modi) in Canada to explain why he could not meet,' the minister added. Since May 10, when Trump announced on Truth Social that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a long night of talks mediated by Washington, the US President has repeated his claim on several occasions that he helped settle the conflict between India and Pakistan. However, India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.
NDTV
a day ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"No PM-Trump Call In April 22-June 17": S Jaishankar On Trump Claims
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has squashed any speculation US President Donald Trump played a role in negotiating an India-Pakistan ceasefire to end Operation Sindoor. "There was no call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump between April 22 (the Pahalgam terror attack) and June 17 (the date the ceasefire was announced)," Mr Jaishankar said Monday evening during a volatile Parliament discussion on Pahalgam and Op Sindoor. The remarks follow repeated Mr Trump claiming he coaxed Delhi and Islamabad into stopping a conflict that escalated after missile strikes on terrorist bases in Pak and Pak-occupied Kashmir. India has firmly, and repeatedly, shot down Trump's claims, and also rebuffed his offer to 'mediate' a settlement to Pakistan's continued illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. In fact, Prime Minister Modi himself delivered this message in a phone call with the American leader in mid-June. India has also dismissed Trump's heavy-handed linking of the India-US trade deal and the ceasefire; the US leader, during one of his credit grabs, said he told Mr Modi and Pak officials ' fellas, let's not trade nuclear missiles... let's trade the things you make so beautifully'. He also claimed to have " sure as hell helped settle the India-Pak problem". Mr Jaishankar's remarks today echo those he made on July 1, when he revealed he was with Mr Modi when US Vice President JD Vance spoke to him on the phone. Then too there had been no talk linking trade and ceasefire as far as India was concerned, the Foreign Minister said. On July 1 Mr Jaishankar told an American publication that Mr Modi spoke to Mr Vance on the night of May 9 to warn him of "a very massive assault on India" by Pakistan. The next contact, he said, was shortly before Pakistan's military called to ask for peace. Mr Jaishankar said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him 'the Pakistanis are ready to talk'. And, hours later, Pak's Director-General of Military Operations reached out to India. The emphatic delinking of US and the India-Pak ceasefire is in response to repeated jabs by the opposition, mainly the Congress, which had criticised the government for allowing a foreign power to dictate foreign policy, and said India's diplomatic power had been "shattered". Meanwhile, during his speech - interrupted by the opposition on more than one occasion, which provoked Home Minister Amit Shah to rise to his colleague's defence - Mr Jaishankar said India would not tolerate terrorist activity on its soil and reserves the right to defend its citizens. "It was important to send a strong and resolute message after Pahalgam... a red line was crossed, and we had to make it clear there will be serious consequences," he said, outlining the steps taken by the government, beginning with diplomatic censures and the suspension of the critical 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which irrigates over half of Pakistan's farms.
