On India’s 79th Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi praised the armed forces for the success of Operation Sindoor, targeting terror sites in Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. Speaking from Red Fort, he vowed zero tolerance for terrorism, slammed the Indus Water Treaty, and affirmed India’s right over its share of river waters.
PM Modi during his speech at Red Fort. Pic/PTI
August 15, 2025, marked the 79th Independence Day for India, continuing the rituals of flag hoisting at the Red Fort. Prime Minister Modi on Friday also addressed the attendees from the historic place in Delhi. During his address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day, PM Modi hailed the success of Operation Sindoor and saluted the role of the armed forces who targeted terror sites in Pakistan.
Narendra Modi, while hailing the anti-terror operation, said that it was an expression of India's outrage at the Pahalgam terrorist attack in which husbands were killed in front of their wives and fathers were killed in front of their children after questioning their religion, as per the news agency ANI.
PM Modi asserted that, "I am very proud that from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I am getting the opportunity to salute the heroes of Operation Sindoor. Our brave jawans punished the enemy beyond its imagination," as cited by ANI.
The Prime Minister further added that, "On 22nd April, terrorists from across the border came to Pahalgam and killed people after asking their religion... The entirety of India was outraged, and the entire world was shocked by such a massacre. Operation Sindoor is the expression of that outrage.”
Highlighting that the government gave a free hand to the armed forces during the operation was something that made the plan successful.
Addressing more about Operation Sindoor, he highlighted, "After the 22nd, we gave a free hand to our armed forces. They decide the strategy, target and time. Our forces did what had never been done for several decades. We entered hundreds of kilometres into the enemy soil and razed their terrorist headquarters to the ground... Destruction in Pakistan is so massive that new revelations are being made every day, and new information is coming out daily," as cited by news agency ANI.
The Indian Prime Minister, during his address to the nation from the Red Fort, warned that India will not distinguish between terrorists and those supporting them. The Indian armed forces will respond to any misadventure from Pakistan, and nothing across the border will be tolerated.
The Prime Minister also said that India is not afraid of Pakistan and we will no longer tolerate nuclear blackmail.
Highlighting India’s non-tolerance policy, PM Modi said, "If the enemy dares to commit any more misadventures, the Indian Armed Forces will give them a befitting reply. We have now set a new normal. Terrorists and those who shelter them will not be seen separately. They are an equal danger to humanity with no difference," as per ANI.
PM Modi stated that the Indus Water Treaty was an injustice to the people of India and was "one-sided". India and its farmers have the sole right over the country's share of Indus River waters, the Prime Minister said.
Asserting that, "The rivers of India were irrigating the enemy country while our farmers were deprived of water. Now, the right over India's share of water belongs only to India and its farmers. A compromise on farmers' interests and national interests is not acceptable to us. India has decided that blood and water will not flow together. Our country has been bearing the pain of terrorism for many decades," he lashed out at Pakistan quite firmly during his address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day.
(With inputs from ANI)
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