From India’s New Security Doctrine To Exposing Pakistan: 10 Big Takeaways From PM Modi’s Op Sindoor Address

<p class=”p1″>Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Buddha Purnima, two days after a ceasefire was announced. Invoking the path of peace shown by Lord Buddha, he declared in unambiguous terms that while India seeks peace, it will not hesitate to respond to terrorism in a language it understands.</p>
<p class=”p1″>Here are the top 10 takeaways from his speech:</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>India Believes in Peace, But Through Strength</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>PM Modi invoked Gautama Buddha and remarked, &ldquo;Today is Buddha Purnima. Lord Buddha showed us the path of peace. The path of peace also goes through strength.&rdquo; He highlighted India&rsquo;s resolve to protect peace through decisive action.</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Operation Sindoor Proves Might Of Made-In-India Weapons</strong></p>
<p>”We have defeated Pakistan every time on the battlefield, and this time Operation Sindoor has added a new dimension…During this operation, we showed our superiority in new age warfare; the authenticity of our ‘Made in India’ weapons was proved. The world is seeing that it is the time for made-in-India defence equipments,” PM Modi said.<br /><br />Earlier in the speech, he lauded the forces saying, “We gave a free hand to forces to demolish terror, now all terror groups know what it means to wipe ‘sindoor’ off our women’s forehead…Operation Sindoor is a vow for justice. The world saw it become a reality.”</p>
<p class=”p2″>The Prime Minister dedicated the valour of Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor to the women of India. &ldquo;I dedicate their bravery to every mother, sister and daughter of our country,&rdquo; he said, referring to the trauma inflicted by the Pahalgam terror attack.</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>The New Normal Against Terror</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>Outlining India&rsquo;s new security doctrine, Modi said, “India will respond to terror on its own terms, we will strike the roots of terrorism. India will not tolerate nuclear blackmail. There is no distinction between terrorists and their sponsors.”</p>
<p class=”p2″>The Prime Minister stressed that the current era is neither of war nor of terrorism. &ldquo;Zero tolerance against terrorism is the guarantee of a better world,&rdquo; he said.</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Direct Attack on Terror Network And Advise For Pakistan</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>PM Modi referred to Bahawalpur and Muridke in Pakistan as &ldquo;Universities of Terror&rdquo; and stated, &ldquo;They tried to remove the sindoor of our women, we uprooted their universities of terror.&rdquo; He warned Pakistan that its continued support for terrorism would be self-destructive. &ldquo;The way Pakistan&rsquo;s military and government are nurturing terrorism will eventually destroy Pakistan itself. If Pakistan wants to survive, it must dismantle its terror infrastructure,&rdquo; he remarked.</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Over 100 Terrorists Neutralised</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>Confirming the scale of Operation Sindoor, he said the Indian Armed Forces had &ldquo;crossed a century&rdquo; in terms of targets hit, making it clear that &ldquo;Pakistan has been repaid in a language it understands.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
&ldquo;We had reduced their terror hubs to ruins,&rdquo; he said.</li>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Exposing ‘Hollowness’ Of Pakistani Military Capabilities</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>Modi said India&rsquo;s precise drone and missile strikes had exposed the &ldquo;hollowness&rdquo; of Pakistan&rsquo;s military capabilities, declaring that the Pakistani army is no match for India&rsquo;s armed forces. &ldquo;India&rsquo;s precise drone and missile strikes targeted Pakistan&rsquo;s airbases, dealing damage to their much-boasted infrastructure. Within the first three days, Pakistan was devastated beyond imagination,&rdquo; he added.</p>
<p>Recalling the retaliatory attacks launched by Pakistan on Indian religious sites, schools, and civilian and military locations on May 8, 9 and 10, PM Modi said India&rsquo;s air defence systems neutralised their missiles and drones mid-air. &ldquo;Pakistan&rsquo;s missiles and drones shattered like straw before India&rsquo;s powerful air defence system,&rdquo; he noted.&nbsp;</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Pakistan ‘Pleaded’ for Ceasefire</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>The Prime Minister reiterated that was Pakistan&rsquo;s army that reached out to India&rsquo;s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) on 10 May, following heavy losses. “After unsuccessfully pleading to the world for help, they approached Indian DGMO. By then we had destroyed the terror infrastructure on a massive scale; we killed terrorists. We turned their terror hubs into caves. So when Pakistan assured us that there would be no terror or armed misadventure, we considered their plea,” he said.</p>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Terror and Talks Cannot Coexist</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>Concluding his address, PM Modi said, &ldquo;India&rsquo;s position is clear &ndash; terror and talks cannot go together. Terror and trade cannot go together. Water and blood cannot flow together.&rdquo;</p>
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<li><strong>Talks With Pakistan Only On Terror &amp; PoK</strong><br /><br />”I want to tell the world if we hold talks with Pakistan, it will be regarding terror and PoK,” PM Modi in an apparent response to United States President Donald Trump’s offer for ‘mediation’ into the matter of Jammu-Kashmir.</li>
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<p class=”p1″><strong>Operation Sindoor Is Not Over</strong></p>
<p class=”p2″>PM Modi clarified that India had only <em>suspended</em> its response, not ended it. &ldquo;We will assess Pakistan&rsquo;s every step carefully. Operation Sindoor is India&rsquo;s policy against terrorism.&rdquo; He noted that the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force remain on alert to thwart any misadventure.</p>
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<p class=”p1″><a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a> was launched by India during the night of 6&ndash;7 May, targeting nine terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the brutal killings of 26 civilians in Pahalgam. The counter-attack involved extensive drone and missile strikes on Pakistani military bases, resulting in massive damage to terror infrastructure.</p>