Refusing to make any distinction between non-state and state actors in Pakistan, PM Modi said the neighbouring country is engaging in war by continuing to support terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar yesterday. Pic/PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said terrorism was not a proxy war but a deliberate war strategy adopted by Pakistan, and India will respond to it accordingly. Refusing to make any distinction between non-state and state actors in Pakistan, Modi said the neighbouring country is engaging in war by continuing to support terrorism.
“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family) is our sanskar (value imbibed through tradition), we want happiness for our neighbours, too, but if you challenge our strength, then India is also a land of heroes,” Modi said, speaking at an urban development programme of the Gujarat government here. “We can not call this a proxy war, as those who were killed (during Operation Sindoor) were given state honours in Pakistan... This proves that these terrorist activities are not just a proxy war, this is a deliberate war strategy on their part,” the prime minister said.
“If they are engaging in war, then the response will be accordingly,”he said. Modi was on his first visit to Gujarat after Operation Sindoor undertaken by the Indian armed forces to strike terrorism bases in Pakistan in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. During his visit to Vadodara, Dahod, Bhuj, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, he experienced “fervour of patriotism with the roar of success of Operation Sindoor”, he said, adding that this feeling could be seen across the country.
‘Ready to talk with India’
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the country is ready to talk with India “to find solutions” to “longstanding problems”, including Kashmir, water-sharing and trade. He made the remarks during a joint press conference during his visit to Iran’s capital Tehran. Addressing a joint press conference with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sharif as per a report in Pakistani media outlet Dawn said, “We are ready to talk, for the sake of peace on water issues with our neighbour.” “We want peace and we will work for peace in the region through talks, on the table, and resolve our outstanding issues,” the Pakistani prime minister said.
Op Sindoor still on: BSF Jammu IG
Asserting that Operation Sindoor is still on as Pakistan cannot be trusted, Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu Frontier, Shashank Anand on Tuesday said the border force has not let its guard down along the International Border.
The IG expressed apprehension of infiltration attempts along the borderline and said the BSF remains on high alert. “We cannot let our guard down. We are maintaining the highest possible vigil along the border,” Anand told a press conference here. He was replying to a question about the possibility of infiltration along the IB under the cover of Pakistani shelling and the security measures taken post Operation Sindoor.
“There were inputs that the enemy may plan to conduct some kind of mischief, cross-border firing, or stage infiltration. We are ready and vigilant,” he said. The IG said Pakistan cannot be trusted. “We believe that it cannot be trusted. Operation Sindoor is on. BSF is ready and vigilant along the IB. We are putting up robust surveillance systems to maintain high vigilance along the border.”
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