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We are going to do a lot of trade with Pakistan... and India. We are negotiating with India right now. We are soon going to negotiate with Pakistan,
he said, just ahead of Modi’s speech
India will strike precisely and decisively at the terrorist hideouts developing under the cover of nuclear blackmail,
he said, and listed New Delhi’s conditions for holding talks with Islamabad and lifting curbs imposed after the Kashmir attackIndia’s position is clear: Terror and talks cannot go together; terror and trade cannot go together. And water and blood cannot flow together,
he said, referring to a water-sharing pact between the two countries that New Delhi has suspendedIt was also agreed that both sides consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from the borders and forward areas,
it addedIssues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed,
the Indian army saidThe Pakistani Army, the government of Pakistan…the way they continue to nurture terrorism, one day it will lead to their own destruction,
Modi said in his 22-minute address
Disappointingly and should I add expectedly, it took only a couple of hours for the Pakistan Army to violate these arrangements by cross-border and LoC (Line of Control) firing followed by drone intrusions across the expanse of the western front through Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday,
Indian Army DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said on Sunday at a special press briefing on Operation SindoorI want to tell the world community that our stated policy is that if talks with Pakistan happen, then it will only be on terror. If the talks happen, then it will only be on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir,
Modi saidWe have only paused our retaliatory action against terror and military bases in Pakistan. In the coming days, every step taken by Pakistan will be monitored ... .any terror attack will get a befitting response, on our terms, in our way,
Modi said in an address to the nationIt was Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Government of India who weakened Pakistan. Operation Sindoor has both a military and a non-military aspect... As you all know, nearly 90% of Pakistan’s water supply is dependent on this (IWT). About 80% of their agricultural water relies on it. If this water is cut off, Pakistan’s GDP will drop by a quarter. If Pakistan is deprived of this water, their conditions will worsen, and their agriculture will suffer,
Patra claimedOwing to the sensitivity of the operation the BJP did not make any comments or statements about the military action that was being executed by our armed forces. But the message from the very beginning was absolutely clear. The PM while addressing a rally in Bihar (on April 24) said the perpetrators (of the April 22 terror) attack in Pahalgam (in Kashmir) would be served punishment beyond their imagination and that has been fulfilled,
added the leaderThe Indian DGMO received a call from his Pakistani counterpart and said there should be some kind of stoppage in such a situation.”
He saidIt was controlled, measured, precise, and non-escalatory. We targeted terrorists, and Pakistan targeted civilians,
he saidI think the US president made it abundantly clear that he would like to resolve issues, including Kashmir,
Mr Tarar said
We are fighting these terrorists day and night on our western regions, in our western borders, and we are dealing with these terrorists in the best way possible,
he addedI completely deny any safe havens or terrorist camps in Pakistan,
he added
It is in the interest of everybody to not delay or to leave such issues beyond a certain reasonable time.”
In Islamabad, when asked about the impetus for the unexpected deal, Dar told CNN
Operation Sindoor has drawn a new line under the fight against terrorism – this is a new phase, a new normal, ... If there is a terror attack on India, we will give a jaw-breaking response.”
he said, adding
India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail,
Modi cautionedIf they didn’t believe (in our efforts), they would not have cooperated the way (that they did),
Dar said, pointing to Trump’s social media post on “finding a solution” to the Kashmir conflict