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Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Trump claims 'five jets were shot down' in India-Pak clash following Pahalgam attack
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy with a startling claim that 'five jets were shot down' in the recent armed confrontation between India and Pakistan following the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam area in which 26 people were killed. India had launched 'Operation Sindoor' to destroy terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir after that. President Trump's remarks, made during a private dinner with Republican lawmakers at the White House on Friday, reignited discussion around the intense four-day military escalation between the Nuclear-armed neighbours in early May. 'In fact, planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five, four or five, but I think five jets were shot down actually,' President Trump said, referring to the brief but high-stakes military exchange between India and Pakistan. However, the US President did not clarify which country's aircraft were downed or provide evidence to support the claim. President Trump also claimed that the United States played a role in defusing tensions through economic leverage. 'We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. These are two serious Nuclear countries, and they were hitting each other,' he said. 'You know, it seems like a new form of warfare. You saw it recently when you looked at what we did in Iran, where we knocked out their Nuclear capability… But India and Pakistan were going at it, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and we got it solved through trade. We said, 'you guys want to make a trade deal. We're not making a trade deal if you're going to be throwing around weapons, and maybe nuclear weapons', both very powerful nuclear states.' President Trump's comments have been met with skepticism in India, which maintains that no foreign power, including the US, acted as a mediator in resolving the crisis. Indian officials reiterated that New Delhi and Islamabad addressed the situation bilaterally and rejected the notion that trade pressure from Washington played a decisive role. India's military response, codenamed Operation Sindoor, began on the night of May 7. The Indian Armed Forces, Army, Air Force, and Navy, jointly launched a series of strikes targeting terrorist infrastructure across the Line of Control and deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The operation followed the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, including those of tourists. Despite the intensity of the exchange, India has maintained that none of its fighter jets were lost in combat. On May 11, Air Marshal A.K. Bharti publicly stated that all Indian pilots involved in the operation had returned safely. Indian authorities remain firm that the crisis was managed without external mediation and that Trump's version of events does not align with facts on the ground.
Hans India
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
BJP slams Congress leader for calling Sikkim a ‘neighbouring nation'; latter clarifies
New Delhi: A purported video of Congress leader Ajoy Kumar triggered outrage in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the former allegedly called Sikkim, a neighbouring nation. However, the former MP clarified on Wednesday that it was a slip of the tongue and questioned the BJP for blowing the matter out of proportion. The former Congress MP allegedly made the gaffe while addressing a Press conference at the party headquarters on Tuesday. As the alleged video of his faux pas made its way to social media, this earned him brickbats from many quarters. The BJP compared him to 'Jinnah', claiming that he was doing the same thing that the latter did decades ago. Meanwhile, Ajoy Kumar took to X on Wednesday to clarify that it was a slip of tongue. 'Yesterday in my Press conference on 'SAIL 400 crore scam', when I was speaking on the deteriorating relations with our neighboring countries, I accidentally took the name of an Indian state,' said Ajoy Kumar, clarifying his mistake. He also issued an apology for unconsciously taking the name of the state during the presser and went to launch a scathing attack at the BJP for blowing the matter out of proportion. 'I heard that the BJP is planning to organise a Press conference on this small human error. Why is the BJP not holding a Press conference on multiple issues plaguing the country,' he asked. However, the clarification by the Congress leader failed to placate the BJP as the latter questioned the grand old party's mindset and motive. Taking to X, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista claimed that such irresponsible statements were not just slip of the tongue, rather they reflect a deeper, more disturbing pattern within the Congress. 'Time and again, Congress leaders have made remarks or taken stances that appear to question the integrity of our nation's territorial unity,' he said. 'This recent comment by Ajoy Kumar, referring to Sikkim as a "neighbouring country", which is currently celebrating 50-years of its statehood, is not just factually incorrect but also a grave insult to the people of the state and their identity as proud Indian citizens. It reflects either shocking ignorance or deliberate provocation, and given that Ajoy Kumar is a former IPS officer and MP, I am sure he is not ignorant of where Sikkim lies,' he added. Earlier, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonwala, sharing the viral video clip said, 'After giving away Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, Aksai Chin and Katchatheevu, now they want to divide Sikkim from Bharat. Call Sikkim a neighbouring nation. This is an insult of Sikkim and the North East."
NDTV
24-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"Have Shown No Hideout Is Safe For Terrorists": PM Modi On Operation Sindoor
Asserting that Operation Sindoor has made clear to the world India's stringent policy against terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government takes whatever steps are appropriate in national interest. Weapons manufactured in India showed their impact during the conflict with Pakistan, he said, without naming the country, at an event to mark the centenary celebration of the conversation between spiritual figure and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi. "We have shown that no hideout is safe for terrorists who spill the blood of Indians," he said, adding that his government has worked on the ideals of the revered spiritual figure who wanted a strong India that was free of any discrimination. PM Modi said his government has, in the past 11 years, worked to make India strong in social, economic and defence sectors. He said India's reliance on foreign countries to meet its defence needs is declining and it is becoming "aatmanirbhar" in the defence sector. Indian military brought the enemy to its knees with made-in-India weapons in 22 minutes, he said of the precision attacks on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir following the horrific killing of 26 civilians by terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22. The prime minister said he was confident that made-in-India weapons will be feted across the world in future. PM Modi cited his government's welfare schemes in housing, drinking water and health insurance among other fields to assert that these have empowered the deprived and backward sections of society. More number of IITs, IIMs and AIIMS have been opened in the last 11 years than earlier, he said, adding that the country is on the path to becoming the world's third-biggest economy. He said, "Narayana Guru envisioned a society free from all forms of discrimination. Today, by adopting the saturation approach, the country is working to eliminate every possibility of discrimination." Missions like Skill India are empowering the youth and making them self-reliant, he said, stressing that he remembers the social reformer every time he takes big decisions for the betterment of the deprived, exploited and backward sections of society. In a swipe at previous governments, he said despite decades of independence, millions of citizens were forced to live in extremely difficult circumstances until over a decade back. Crores of families lacked shelter and lakhs of villages had no access to clean drinking water, while even minor illnesses could not be treated due to lack of health care, he said. Poor people and women were deprived of basic human dignity, PM Modi said. The welfare schemes of his government have addressed these concerns, and now even those at the lowest rungs of society have found renewed hope. "These initiatives are not only changing their lives but also allowing them to play a vital role in nation-building," the prime minister added. He said the biggest beneficiaries of the new National Education Policy, which "modernises" and makes education more "inclusive", are the underprivileged and marginalised sections of society as it promotes learning in the mother tongue. Narayana Guru's ideals are a great treasure for all of humanity, he said, lauding him for speaking against social ills at a time few did following centuries of enslavement of the country. The interaction between him and Gandhi, the face of India's freedom movement, was a historic event that gave a new direction to the stir for independence, rendering it concrete objectives, he said. The prime minister said it serves as a powerful source of energy for social harmony and for the collective goals of a developed India. PM Modi recalled his long association with Sivagiri Math, which was founded by Narayana Guru, and its saints' affection for him. He noted that when its members and followers were stranded in Kedarnath following a natural disaster in 2013, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat, the Math reached out to him, not the central government, for help as they considered him their own. He said the guru espoused the mantra of "One caste, one religion, one God for mankind", affirming that it has inspired many of his government's global initiatives like "One World, One Health", "One Sun, One Earth, One Grid" and "Yoga for One Earth, One Health", which was this year's theme for the International Yoga Day on June 21. A government statement said the historic conversation between Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi took place at Sivagiri Math on March 12, 1925, Gandhi's visit.
NDTV
24-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Operation Sindoor Asserts India's Stance Against Terrorism: PM Modi
New Delhi: Asserting that Operation Sindoor has made clear to the world India's stringent policy against terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government takes whatever steps are appropriate in national interest. Weapons manufactured in India showed their impact during the conflict with Pakistan, he said, without naming the country, at an event to mark the centenary celebration of the conversation between spiritual figure and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi. "We have shown that no hideout is safe for terrorists who spill the blood of Indians," he said, adding that his government has worked on ideals of the revered spiritual figure who wanted a strong India which was free of any discrimination. PM Modi said his government in the past 11 years has worked to make India strong in social, economic and defence sectors. He said India's reliance on foreign countries to meet its defence needs is declining, and it is becoming "aatmanirbhar" in defence sector. Indian military brought the enemy to its knees with made-in-India weapons in 22 minutes, he said of the precision attacks on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir following the horrific killing of civilians by terrorists in Pahalgam. He said he was confident that made-in-India weapons will be feted across the world in future. The prime minister cited his government's welfare schemes in housing, drinking water and health insurance among other fields to assert that these have empowered the deprived and backward sections of society. More number of IITs, IIMs and AIIMS have been opened in the last 11 years than earlier, he added.
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Business Standard
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Operation Sindoor made clear India's policy against terrorism: PM Modi
Asserting that Operation Sindoor has made clear to the world India's stringent policy against terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government takes whatever steps are appropriate in national interest. Weapons manufactured in India showed their impact during the conflict with Pakistan, he said, without naming the country, at an event to mark the centenary celebration of the conversation between spiritual figure and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi. "We have shown that no hideout is safe for terrorists who spill the blood of Indians," he said, adding that his government has worked on ideals of the revered spiritual figure who wanted a strong India which was free of any discrimination. Modi said his government in the past 11 years has worked to make India strong in social, economic and defence sectors. He said India's reliance on foreign countries to meet its defence needs is declining, and it is becoming "aatmanirbhar" in defence sector. Indian military brought the enemy to its knees with made-in-India weapons in 22 minutes, he said of the precision attacks on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir following the horrific killing of civilians by terrorists in Pahalgam. He said he was confident that made-in-India weapons will be feted across the world in future. The prime minister cited his government's welfare schemes in housing, drinking water and health insurance among other fields to assert that these have empowered the deprived and backward sections of society. More number of IITs, IIMs and AIIMS have been opened in the last 11 years than earlier, he added. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
