‘Terrorism Is Pakistan's War Strategy, Not A Proxy Tactic’: PM Modi Warns Of Strong Retaliation

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 12:43 IST

PM Modi condemned Pakistan for cross-border terrorism, informing against proxy wars. He said India seeks bid but volition not stay soundless erstwhile its spot is tested.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during an lawsuit successful Gujarat (Photo: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Monday slammed Pakistan connected cross-border coercion and said India cannot enactment soundless erstwhile the country’s bid is challenged done a proxy warfare by the neighbouring country.

He besides said that coercion is simply a warfare strategy by Pakistan, and that India would respond accordingly.

Addressing a nationalist lawsuit during his two-day circuit successful Gujarat, PM Modi, successful Gandhinagar, said, “We privation to enactment successful peace, and fto others unrecorded successful peace. But erstwhile our spot is challenged done proxy war, we can’t enactment silent."

“Earlier, we utilized to telephone it a proxy war. However, aft the scenes we witnessed aft May 6, we nary much telephone it a proxy war," the Prime Minister said, adding, “This is due to the fact that we destroyed aggregate of their panic camps successful conscionable 22 minutes."

“…It was a decisive action. And this time, everything was done successful beforehand of the cameras, so that nary 1 backmost location would inquire for proof," PM Modi said.

Speaking astatine the event, the Prime Minister besides recalled videos that showed the funerals of terrorists successful Pakistan with afloat authorities honour.

“The funerals of terrorists successful Pakistan were conducted with authorities honours, their coffins were wrapped successful Pakistani flags, portion the country’s service gave them a salute."

“This proves that coercion is not a proxy war, but a warfare strategy by Pakistan. We volition reply accordingly," helium said.

“During India’s partition successful 1947, the state was divided into 3 parts. Soon after, the archetypal violent onslaught was reported successful Kashmir, and Pakistan occupied 1 portion of Kashmir. Had we killed these Mujahideens, if we had listened to Sardar Patel, helium wanted the Army to not halt until we get backmost PoK… For 75 years, we suffered, and what happened successful Pahalgam was a distorted signifier of that attack."

“The Indian Army has defeated Pakistan each time. Pakistan understood that it cannot triumph from India," the PM said.

India, connected the intervening nighttime of May 7 and 8, launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan and destroyed aggregate panic targets there.

More than 100 terrorists, taking structure successful Pakistan, were besides killed successful the operation.

This came aft Pakistan resorted to a panic onslaught successful Kashmir’s iconic Pahalgam connected April 22, sidesplitting 26 guiltless tourists.

Survivors aboriginal said the terrorists had asked them astir their faith, and changeable dormant those who said they were non-Muslims.

The terrorists besides asked the tourists to recite a ‘Kalma‘ (an Islamic phrase) to corroborate if they were non-Muslims, earlier shooting them point-blank.

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