PM Modi hits hard at Pakistan, says talks only on PoK

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NEW DELHI, MAY 12 (STC): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation today said any talks on Pakistan, if ever, can only be held on terror or on the return of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). He said, “terror and trade can’t go together, blood and water can’t go together.”
The PM addressed the nation for the first time after Operation Sindoor. His speech was hard-hitting as he laid down a new gauntlet on terror, India’s response to Pakistan and to the global community.
Here are the excerpts from PM Modi’s address:
•⁠ ⁠’No nuclear blackmail will be tolerated anymore,’ said PM Modi. It was a clear message to those advocating for peace talks under the pressure of Pakistani nuclear brinksmanship.
•⁠ ⁠⁠’Operation Sindoor is the new policy on terror,’ said PM Modi. He underlined that India has laid down a new red line with this military operation on terrorism.
•⁠ ⁠⁠He stressed that India will respond to any future terrorist attack with a strong response at a time and place of its choosing, clearly outlining that “we are now in a new normal.”
•⁠ ⁠⁠On water sharing, Modi reiterated that ‘blood and water cannot go together.’ It was a clear signal that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.
•⁠ ⁠⁠On Operation Sindoor, Modi declared that operations are still on, the military remain on high alert and will be monitoring Pakistani actions closely.
•⁠ ⁠⁠’Operation Sindoor provided proof to the world of the capabilities of Make in India,’ said Modi, highlighting Indian defence equipment and the potency of Indian weapons.
‘Bahawalpur and Muridke were universities of global terrorism and all major terror attacks in the world in the last few decades were linked to them, including 9/11 and the London tube bombings.’ Modi added that ‘India uprooted the terror HQ in Pakistan.’
•⁠ ⁠’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,’ said Modi. He added that Pakistan’s ‘drones, missiles blown to smithereens before India’s might’
‘Operation Sindoor is not just a name. It is a reflection of the feelings of millions of people in the country,’ said Modi.
(STC)