Operation Sindoor, PM said, has become the new policy and “new normal” in India’s fight against terror—an approach rooted in precision, decisiveness, and a rejection of diplomatic ambiguity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a scathing address to the nation on Monday, warning Pakistan that India will no longer tolerate “nuclear blackmail” as a shield for cross-border terrorism. Speaking in the aftermath of India’s successful ‘Operation Sindoor’—a precision military strike on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)—Modi declared that India’s new doctrine would not hesitate to strike terrorist havens, regardless of the nuclear backdrop.
Referring to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, Modi hailed the Indian Armed Forces for responding with resolve and speed. “We will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail. India will strike precisely and decisively at the terrorist hideouts developing under the cover of nuclear blackmail,” the Prime Minister said, adding that over 100 terrorists, including top leaders long shielded in Pakistan, had been neutralised.
He accused Pakistan of state-sponsored terrorism, citing how top Pakistani army officials attended the funerals of militants slain in India’s operation. “We will not differentiate between the government sponsoring terrorism and the masterminds of terrorism,” Modi asserted.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan’s retaliatory moves, including targeting schools and civilian infrastructure in India, were met with a decisive counter-blow. India’s superior air defences intercepted Pakistani missiles, and Indian drones struck deep into Pakistani military bases, dealing what Modi called “unimaginable” damage.
In a blunt message to Islamabad and the global community, Modi reiterated: “Terror and talks cannot go together. Terror and trade cannot go together. Water and blood cannot flow together.”
Operation Sindoor, he said, has become the new policy and “new normal” in India’s fight against terror—an approach rooted in precision, decisiveness, and a rejection of diplomatic ambiguity. Modi also praised the performance of Made-in-India weaponry, declaring that New Age Warfare would be led by indigenous technology.
He concluded by linking India’s assertiveness with its civilisational ethos. “This is not the era of war—but neither is it the era of terrorism. Zero tolerance against terrorism is the guarantee for a better world.”
