JALANDHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sharpened India's new anti-terror doctrine, saying Pakistan had the choice of stopping support to its terror proxies or facing annihilation.
Referring to the serious damage caused to Pakistan's crucial air bases, the PM said, "Patrons of terrorism must have got it now that harbouring evil designs against India can have only one consequence: their annihilation. Killing of innocent Indians can have only one consequence: ruination and complete ruination."
Addressing IAF, Army and BSF personnel at Adampur airbase, one of the important installations targeted by Pakistan but which escaped lasting damage, PM Modi also said India would consider a Pakistani regime that backs terror a legitimate target for military retaliation. He reiterated that Operation Sindoor was only paused and India would respond strongly to any terror attack or military misadventure.
'No corner in Pak where terrorists can breathe easy': PM
Speaking against the backdrop of alleged concern in global capitals over a possible escalation and purported offers to mediate, PM Modi reiterated that Operation Sindoor had only been paused and that India would respond strongly to a terror attack or a military misadventure by deciding the manner of retaliation.
He said India's successful strikes against Pakistan had shattered the assumption that terror groups could hit India with impunity since they worked under the security umbrella of Pakistan army. "By routing the Pakistan army, our Army, IAF, Navy... there is no corner in Pakistan where terrorists can breathe easy. We will hit them in their home and will leave no room for them to survive," he added.
"India's Lakshman Rekha against terror is now unambiguously clear: If there is a terror attack again, India will respond, it will respond for sure. We saw it at the time of surgical strikes (2016) and air strikes (2019). And now, Operation Sindoor is the 'new normal'. We have now decided three things. First, India will retaliate against any terror attack and it will unilaterally determine the manner of its response and its timing. Second, India will not succumb to nuclear blackmail. Third, we will not differentiate between heads of terror groups and a govt that patronises them," said the PM who once again stressed that his govt's policy to retaliate militarily against terrorism and military misadventure was not in conflict with the "this is not the time for war" stance he had articulated to appeal for cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.
"India is not only the land of Buddha, it is also the land of Guru Gobind Singh who called for befitting reply to be given to adversaries. Even our scriptures have sanctioned the use of force against evil," the PM said as he referred to the killing of innocent tourists in front their wives in Pahalgam.
Significantly, he stressed that the world has gradually been coming to terms with India's 'new normal' towards terror. The choice of Adampur airbase, close to the border which Pakistan targeted with drones and missiles on the night of May 9, was itself a statement. Batteries of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air defence system formed a defiant backdrop, belying Pakistan's claim of having destroyed them. PM Modi landing at the airbase also marked a refutation of Pakistan's claim of having damaged the runway, besides drawing a sharp contrast with the heavily damaged airbases of the hostile neighbour.
In his speech , the PM kept his steadfast focus on the valour and bravery of the armed forces, and saluted them for calling Pakistan's nuclear bluff. "Our enemy shivered and could hear 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' loudly when our drones demolished the walls of their fortresses, when our missiles struck targets with precision, when we lit up the sky and when our forces called the nuclear bluff," he said.
Referring to the serious damage caused to Pakistan's crucial air bases, the PM said, "Patrons of terrorism must have got it now that harbouring evil designs against India can have only one consequence: their annihilation. Killing of innocent Indians can have only one consequence: ruination and complete ruination."
Addressing IAF, Army and BSF personnel at Adampur airbase, one of the important installations targeted by Pakistan but which escaped lasting damage, PM Modi also said India would consider a Pakistani regime that backs terror a legitimate target for military retaliation. He reiterated that Operation Sindoor was only paused and India would respond strongly to any terror attack or military misadventure.
'No corner in Pak where terrorists can breathe easy': PM
Speaking against the backdrop of alleged concern in global capitals over a possible escalation and purported offers to mediate, PM Modi reiterated that Operation Sindoor had only been paused and that India would respond strongly to a terror attack or a military misadventure by deciding the manner of retaliation.
He said India's successful strikes against Pakistan had shattered the assumption that terror groups could hit India with impunity since they worked under the security umbrella of Pakistan army. "By routing the Pakistan army, our Army, IAF, Navy... there is no corner in Pakistan where terrorists can breathe easy. We will hit them in their home and will leave no room for them to survive," he added.
"India's Lakshman Rekha against terror is now unambiguously clear: If there is a terror attack again, India will respond, it will respond for sure. We saw it at the time of surgical strikes (2016) and air strikes (2019). And now, Operation Sindoor is the 'new normal'. We have now decided three things. First, India will retaliate against any terror attack and it will unilaterally determine the manner of its response and its timing. Second, India will not succumb to nuclear blackmail. Third, we will not differentiate between heads of terror groups and a govt that patronises them," said the PM who once again stressed that his govt's policy to retaliate militarily against terrorism and military misadventure was not in conflict with the "this is not the time for war" stance he had articulated to appeal for cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.
"India is not only the land of Buddha, it is also the land of Guru Gobind Singh who called for befitting reply to be given to adversaries. Even our scriptures have sanctioned the use of force against evil," the PM said as he referred to the killing of innocent tourists in front their wives in Pahalgam.
Significantly, he stressed that the world has gradually been coming to terms with India's 'new normal' towards terror. The choice of Adampur airbase, close to the border which Pakistan targeted with drones and missiles on the night of May 9, was itself a statement. Batteries of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air defence system formed a defiant backdrop, belying Pakistan's claim of having destroyed them. PM Modi landing at the airbase also marked a refutation of Pakistan's claim of having damaged the runway, besides drawing a sharp contrast with the heavily damaged airbases of the hostile neighbour.
In his speech , the PM kept his steadfast focus on the valour and bravery of the armed forces, and saluted them for calling Pakistan's nuclear bluff. "Our enemy shivered and could hear 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' loudly when our drones demolished the walls of their fortresses, when our missiles struck targets with precision, when we lit up the sky and when our forces called the nuclear bluff," he said.
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