Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation 12 May 2025. Photo: PMO via PTI
Sindoor operation is still on, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday In his first address for the nation after the operation started on 7 May. He added that India “will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail” while acting against terror and his sponsor Pakistan.
India created a “new normal” in dealing with terrorist incidents – to respond to them in a language that terrorists understood, he said.
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‘Zero tolerance’
Modi said that reference to the 2016 surgical strikes and Balakot Air Strikes from 2019 said at his address that zero tolerance of terrorism was a guarantee for a better world.
The Prime Minister said that the end of hostility at present between India and Pakistan should only be considered a break and that Pakistani events in the next few days will be evaluated for any further steps.
Mr. Modi explained that interviews with Pakistan would only take place on terrorism and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan.
“Interviews and terror cannot go together, terror and business cannot go together and water and blood (referring to the suspension of Indus waters) cannot go together,” he said during the television address.
Mr. Modi decided to build a statement by US President Donald Trump that his administration had helped stop the conflict.
Referring to the presence of officials of the Pakistani army at the funeral of terrorists killed in Sindoor surgery Mr. Modi stated that he revealed the fact that the Pakistan state was a sponsor of terror. In the future, India does not distinguish between terrorists and their sponsors, even though it was a Pakistani state. He also said that the sponsorship of terror in the Pakistani state will eventually lead to its own destruction.
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“Terrorist University”
He said that Bahawalpur and Muridke (two of the terrorist camps affected by Indian forces) were “terrorist universities”, with ties on every major terrorist attack in the last few years, including September 11 attacks and those in the London tube system.
The Prime Minister said the Indian unity was her strength, as well as the determination of his citizens, and said that the barbaric attack on Pahalgam, where the victims were killed before their wife, daughters and nurses, and Vermillion) were shaken from the head of his wife who was shaken above 100.
“In our country and society he tried to disrupt harmony, but India replied by unity,” Modi said.
‘Forces still in alert’
He praised the role of three armed services – the army, the Air Force and the Navy – as well as the border security forces (BSF) when hitting goals in Pakistan in the first three days, as well as defending the country when Pakistan retaliated. “They are still on alert,” he added.
“It’s definitely not a time for war, but it’s not time for terrorism,” the Prime Minister said that the Indian armed forces have shown that they are more than competent in the 21st century war.
He accumulated praise on his arms and armor made in India, which, as he said, signaled the world that India was ready.
“Pakistan, when he saw the destruction of terrorist camps and India’s ability to take operations on his logical goal, begged to stop hostility and proceeded to India for ensuring that they would negotiate and abandon the attacks,” he said.
He mentioned the fact that Monday was Buddha Purnima, who means the birth of Lord Buddha, whose teaching was advocated by peace and non -violent, said “the path to peace also goes through power”. “India must be strong to live in peace, and may have to perform its strength to achieve it,” he said.
Published – May 12, 2025 20:58
