Operation Sindoor | 'Action on Pakistan only paused for now': PM Modi says future steps will be taken based on Pak behaviour
PM Modi said the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force remain on alert and have "paused" for now and will take action according to Pakistan's behaviour. India news pakistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (May 12) addressed the nation two days after the India-Pakistan ceasefire and warned that the retaliation against Pakistan remains on hold.
He said that the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force remain on alert and have "just paused" for now.
The Indian defence will take action according to Pakistan's behaviour, PM Modi said.
"We have only paused our retaliatory action on Pakistan’s terrorist and military infrastructures for now. In upcoming days, every step taken by Pakistan will be keenly observed based on the approach and conduct it adopts," he stressed.
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PM Modi stated clearly that the Indian Army had been given full freedom to act, saying, "We have given full freedom to the Indian army to wipe out the terrorists and today every terrorist, every terror organisation knows 'ki hamari behano, betiyon ke maathe se Sindoor hatane ka anjaam kya hota hai'."
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (May 12) stressed that after India's retaliatory action, Pakistan begged the world to reduce tensions after being badly beaten.
PM Modi continued that by then Indian army already destroyed the terrorist infrastructure on a large scale. "After India's aggressive action, Pakistan started looking for ways to escape. Pakistan was appealing to the world to reduce tensions and after being badly beaten, the Pakistani army contacted our DGMO on the afternoon of May 10," he said during his first address after Operation Sindoor.
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Operation Sindoor
The name “Operation Sindoor”carriesdeep cultural meaning in India.Sindoor, or vermilion, is a red powder worn by married Hindu women. When a husband dies, tradition often requires the woman to wipe off the sindoor and stop wearing it from then, a sign of mourning and loss.
The prime minister said, "Operation Sindoor is not just a name. Itis a reflection ofthe feelings of millions of people in the country. Operation Sindoor is an unbroken pledge of justice. Late night of 6 May and morning of 7 May, the whole world has seen this pledge turning into results."
