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NDTV
12 hours ago
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"No World Leader Asked Us To Stop Op Sindoor": PM Modi On Congress' Trump Charge
New Delhi: Reiterating the government's stand that the ceasefire on May 10 was agreed to after Pakistan pleaded for one, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said no leader from any country had asked India to stop Operation Sindoor. Responding to the debate on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, PM Modi lashed out at the Opposition and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who asked why he had not contested US President Donald Trump's claim of getting India and Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire. Revealing these details for the first time, the Prime Minister recalled, "We had said from day one that our action was non-escalatory. No leader in the world asked us to stop Operation Sindoor. On the night of May 9, US Vice President JD Vance tried to talk to me. He tried for an hour, but I was busy in a meeting with the forces. When I called him back, he told me Pakistan was planning a big attack. My answer was that if this is Pakistan's intention, it will have to pay a heavy price." "If Pakistan attacks, we will respond with a big attack. I said "ham goli ka jawaab gole se denge" (we will reply to a bullet with a cannonball). On May 10, we destroyed Pakistan's military strength. This was our response and our resolve. Even Pakistan understands now that every reply by India is bigger than the last. It knows that if such a situation arises in the future, India can go to any extent. Let me reiterate in this temple of democracy: Operation Sindoor is still on," he stressed. After the attack on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on May 7, the PM said, India made it clear its objective had been achieved. It was only when Pakistan stepped in to defend terrorists that the Indian armed forces taught the country a lesson it would remember for years. "On May 9 and 10, our missiles hit every corner of Pakistan, something they had never even dreamed of. This brought Pakistan to its knees. It was after this that Pakistan called the Indian DGMO and pleaded: 'Bas karo, bahut maara, ab zyada maar jhelne ki taakat nahin hai. Please hamla rok do' (Stop this. You have hit us hard, we can't take it anymore. Please stop the attack). India had made it clear on May 7 itself that its objectives had been met. This had been decided in conjunction with the forces that our objectives were terrorists and their bosses," PM Modi said. In the four days beginning May 7, Pakistan fired 1,000 drones and missiles at India, the Prime Minister said, adding that all of them were destroyed in the air. "Terrorists are crying, their bosses and backers are crying and, seeing them cry, some people are mourning here as well," the PM said mockingly, in a clear attack on the opposition. The Congress, he said, had raised the bogey of "saffron terror" and tried to defame the country.
NDTV
14 hours ago
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- NDTV
"This Government Clueless About What Deterrence Means": Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Hitting out at the government for its handling of Operation Sindoor, which was India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said the government lacked the political will to fight Pakistan and, because of that, asked the armed forces to attack with their hands tied behind their backs. Asking why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not calling US President Donald Trump a liar despite him repeatedly claiming that he had brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress MP also said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had erred by comparing Operation Sindoor with the 1971 war between the two countries. The Centre, he said, does not understand what deterrence means and had dug a hole for itself by saying it would attack Pakistan every time there was a terror attack in India. Beginning his speech during the debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, Mr Gandhi extended his condolences to those who were killed in the Pahalgam attack and said the opposition INDIA bloc decided, as one unit, to back the forces and the government. Bringing up Defence Minister Singh's speech, the Congress MP said that to use the Army, Navy and Air Force, two things need to exist - political will and freedom of operation and manoeuvre for the armed forces. "In his speech, the defence minister compared Operation Sindoor and the 1971 war. I want to remind him, there was political will in 1971. The 7th fleet (of the United States) was in the Indian Ocean and (then PM) Indira Gandhi said we will do what we need to in Bangladesh. That's political will. There was no confusion. The superpower was coming with its aircraft carrier and hundreds of aircraft, but the Prime Minister said 'we don't care, come, we will do what we need to'," he said. Then Army chief Sam Manekshaw had asked for six months to begin the operation, he said, and Indira Gandhi asked him to take all the time he needed so that the forces got the freedom of action and manoeuvre. This, Mr Gandhi said, led to the surrender of over 1 lakh Pakistani soldiers and the creation of a new country in the form of Bangladesh. 'No Escalation' Mr Gandhi pointed out that Defence Minister Singh had told Parliament that Operation Sindoor began at 1.05 am on May 7 and the targeted attacks on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir were completed in 22 minutes. The defence minister, he alleged, then telegraphed to Pakistan that the government did not have the political will to fight. "The defence minister said the most shocking thing. He said that, at 1.35 am, we called Pakistan and told them we have hit non-military targets and don't want an escalation. Maybe he doesn't understand what he revealed. The DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) was told by the Centre to ask for a ceasefire at 1.35 am that very night. You told the Pakistanis exactly what you would do, that you would not hit military targets. You told them directly that you don't have the political will to fight. It's like you are telling them, 'We have slapped you, but we won't slap you further'," Mr Gandhi said. The Congress MP pointed out that India's defence attache in Indonesia, Captain Shiv Kumar had said India had lost some aircraft during Operation Sindoor because "of the constraint given by the political leadership to not attack their military infrastructure and their air defence". "So you went into Pakistan and you told our pilots not to attack their air defence systems. This means you tied their hands behind their backs... So what will happen? Aircraft will be shot down... The Chief of Defence Staff said the Indian Air Force learned from mistakes and rectified them. I want to tell him: you and the IAF made no mistakes, they were made by the political leadership, which said you cannot attack the military infrastructure and the air defence systems," Mr Gandhi claimed.
India Today
18 hours ago
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- India Today
The 26 will get peace, we'll be able to sleep: Op Mahadev soothes some Pahalgam pain
"Today, those 26 people will get peace. Today, we will also be able to sleep peacefully," said an emotional Asavari Jagdale in Pune on Tuesday. Jagdale's father was among the 26 people, mostly Indians, segregated on the basis of religion and shot dead by Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22. Jagdale was reacting to the confirmation that the three perpetrators who killed her father in cold blood had been three terrorists, including the mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack were killed on July 28 at Srinagar's Mahadev Hills in a joint operation by security forces. On Tuesday, Home Minister Amit Shah, speaking at a debate on Operation Sindoor, confirmed that the three were the butchers of launched Operation Sindoor to punish those behind the Pahalgam massacre, and destroyed terror camps in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and in the heart of Pakistan's Punjab. For over three months, India was on the hunt for the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack. Success was achieved only on July killing of the terrorists must have come as a relief and reduced the pain of the family members who saw their loved ones killed in front of them."I thank the Indian Army and the Indian government. Today, those 26 people will get peace. Today, we will also be able to sleep peacefully, and we hope that such an incident does not happen again, and peace prevails in the country," Jagdale told news agency ANI."The government should continue operations like Mahadev so that such incidents do not happen again," she Dwivedi, the wife of the Pahalgam terror attack victim, Shubham Dwivedi, spoke to India Today TV."After losing my husband, I could have sat back at home. I could have stayed in my shell. At one point, I didn't want to talk to the media or anyone. But then I chose to do this—because if I don't speak, nobody will know what I'm going through. When people see the pain I'm in, they stand with me. Because nobody wants to face what I'm facing right now," she had thought Shubham would take care of her family but but now, she is taking care of her own family and that of Shubham's."I am taking care of both the family, and they are also taking care of me really well. It's both ways. I am really proud that I live in a society where people around me stand like a pillar—my friends, my family, Shubham's friends, they stand with me," she Ganbote, wife of Pahalgam victim Kaustubh Ganbote, also spoke to ANI, "We had faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi that those who did this would be caught and killed. They were killed; it is a good thing. I thank the army."While these families suffered a tragedy which will take a lifetime to recover from, a sense of justice will soothe some of the Pahalgam pain for them.- EndsTune InMust Watch
Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
Operation Sindoor paused after forces met aims: Centre
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Monday that India paused Operation Sindoor on May 10 after the armed forces achieved politico-military objectives and reiterated that there was no pressure to end the conflict, warning that if Pakistan indulged in 'fresh misadventure', the military action would resume. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab) In a 55-minute speech, Singh rejected claims that Operation Sindoor, which was a response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, was stopped under pressure and called such allegations 'wrong and unfounded'. He was opening the much-anticipated debate in the Lok Sabha on Monday. 'Today's India thinks differently and acts differently. We believe that if the adversary uses terrorism as part of a strategy and does not understand the language of peace, then standing firm and being decisive is the only option. This new India can go to any extent to fight terror,' Singh said. 'Operation Sindoor was paused as the armed forces had achieved the desired politico-military objectives, and there was no pressure to end the conflict with Pakistan. If Pakistan indulges in fresh misadventure, it will resume again,' he added. Singh said that even though 'the toll is much higher', according to an estimate, more than 100 terrorists, including their trainers and handlers of terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, died. Across 32 speakers, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) hailed the strikes on nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on May 7 and the four-day military exchange that followed, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, and attacked opposition parties for posing questions. The Opposition, which has 20 speakers, alleged that the military action was paused on May 10 under pressure, accused the government of lapses that led to the Pahalgam attack, and took on Modi over US President Donald Trump's claim that he negotiated the ceasefire using trade. Singh said, 'Terror is a political toolkit for Pakistan', and lambasted the Opposition for seeking information on the number of aircraft downed. 'In every exam, results matter. We should not be bothered if a pencil is broken or if a pen gets lost. The result is that the targets of our armed forces were fully met,' Singh said amid thunderous applause. Singh emphasised that India's political leadership will 'work without any pressure for safeguarding India'. 'Our missiles will go beyond the physical borders and our brave soldiers will break the enemy's spine when it comes to self-defence,' he said, hailing Operation Sindoor as an unmatched example of coordination between India's armed forces and reiterated Modi's position that talks and terror can't go side by side. 'Sometimes, our opposition leaders ask: how many fighters (got downed)? I think this does not reflect India's national emotion. The Opposition never asked how many enemy planes have been shot down by our forces,' Singh said, 'If they want to ask, their question should be did India demolish terror hideouts? Then the answer is a resounding yes. They should ask if Operation Sindoor is a success? The answer is yes. You should ask, the terrorists who wiped out our sisters' sindoor, did Operation Sindoor kill their masters? The answer is yes. Did our soldiers suffer? The answer is no.' The discussion came after a week of disruptions marring the monsoon session. Singh said the Opposition should not focus on smaller issues because it deviates attention from the country's security and honour of soldiers, and added that the Opposition never asked such questions related to military operations in the past. He also described the full sequence of events starting from the Pahalgam attack – which he called a despicable act of inhumanity – to the ceasefire, which he said was proposed by Pakistan. 'Before launching Operation Sindoor, our armed forces studied every aspect of the situation. We had many options, but we chose the option in which the terrorists and their hideouts are inflicted with maximum damage and the common people of Pakistan don't suffer,' Singh told the Lok Sabha. He hailed the operation as an 'unmatched example' of triservices coordination. 'When IAF attacked, our army took control of the land. Our navy had a strong presence in north Arabian Sea. The Navy gave a clear message to Pakistan: from the land and the sea, we are not only capable of hitting every important place, but we are also ready to do it.' He said Operation Sindoor's politico-military objective was to punish Pakistan. 'That's why full freedom was given to armed forces. This operation was not to start a new war but to force the adversary to submit to the Indian armed forces. When IAF attacked the airfields, Pakistan accepted defeat and tried to stop further hostilities. They spoke to DGMO. 'We accepted with the caveat that theOperation has been paused. If there is another misadventure from Pakistan, this operation will restart,' Singh said. Singh spoke about past efforts by Lal Bahadur Shastri, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and Modi for building peace with Pakistan. 'But if a country has no shred of democracy, only religious fanaticism and hatred against India, there can't be any talks with such a country. The language of terror fuels killings, fear and hatred, not discussion,' he said. Singh said that Pakistan has made terror a part of its foreign policy and going by its policy and character, 'there should not be any illusion that Pakistan is a nursery of global terror. And they have made it as a part of its state policy,' Singh said. Participating in the discussion external affairs minister S Jaishankar said that Operation Sindoor has created a 'new normal' for fighting cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. Before launching Operation Sindoor, Jaishankar said, India began 'shaping the global understanding' of the Pahalgam attack by highlighting to the world community Pakistan's long-standing use of cross-border terror, and how the attack was 'meant to target the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and to sow communal discord among the people of India'. Union minister and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan 'Lalan' Singh said India destroyed nine terrorist locations in Pakistan without damaging any civilian life and property during the military action in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. 'Operation Sindoor's success was seen by the whole world, and they all lauded it,' Singh, whose JD(U) is part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, said.
India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Tahawwur Rana, TRF terror tag: S Jaishankar's response to failed diplomacy jabs
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday cited India's major diplomatic victories, including the extradition of the 26/11 attacks plotter Tahawwur Rana to India and the designation of The Resistance Front (TRF) - the group behind the Pahalgam terror attack - as he highlighted New Delhi's zero-tolerance approach towards cross-border during the Operation Sindoor debate in the Lok Sabha, Jaishankar slammed the Opposition, saying those who believed that inaction was the best response after the 26/11 terror attacks were questioning why Operation Sindoor was recalled Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's past remarks about trying to defend the TRF and getting the terror group excluded from discussions and statements. "When the Security Council was debating this matter on April 25, the TRF had by then twice claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. Pakistan came to the defence of the TRF. Pakistan tried to have any mention of the TRF excluded from the discussions. In fact, the Pakistani Foreign Minister even told his Parliament that it (exclusion) was a great diplomatic achievement," he said."Thanks to our foreign diplomacy, the TRF has been designated as a global terrorist organisation by the United States. And the very same Pakistani Foreign Minister, who took so much pride in defending the TRF, is now saying, 'Well, if the US has done this, we accept it'," he asserted that at no stage in any conversation with the US was there any linkage of trade with Operation Sindoor and the request for halting the military action came from the Pakistani side through the DGMO channel."I want to make two things very clear. At no stage in any conversation with the US was there any linkage with trade and what was going on. Secondly, there was no call between the Prime Minister and President (Donald) Trump from April 22. When President Trump called up to convey his sympathy, till June 17, when he called up, the PM, who was in Canada, explained why he could not meet him," he also said the result of India's diplomacy following the Pahalgam attack was that only three out of 190 nations which are part of the UN opposed Operation Sindoor. "There was an overwhelming support that the country which has been attacked has the right to defend itself," he External Affairs Minister said it was important to send a clear, strong and resolute message after the Pahalgam attack as "our red lines had been crossed and we had to make it very apparent that there would be serious consequences".advertisement"When Operation Sindoor was launched, we put out our objectives that it was hitting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Our actions were focussed, measured and non-escalatory and we were living up to the commitment that those responsible for those attacks will be held responsible," he about the government's diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, Jaishankar said the Cabinet Committee on Security had decided that the Indus Waters Treaty would be paused until Islamabad stopped its support for terrorism."On May 10, we received phone calls sharing the impression of other countries that Pakistan was ready to cease the fighting. Our position was that if Pakistan was ready, we needed to get this as a request from the Pakistani side through the DGMO channel. That is exactly how that request came," he remarks came after Congress' Deputy Leader in the House Gaurav Gogoi slammed the government over Trump's claim, made "26 times", that he used trade to bring about a ceasefire between India and Congress has been repeatedly attacking the government over Trump's SINDOOR, TRUMP'S CEASEFIRE CLAIMSSince May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a long night of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim on several occasions that he helped settle the tensions between India and India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the DGMOs of the two launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and POK in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians. On May 10, India and Pakistan reached an understanding to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.- Ends(with inputs from PTI)
