NEW DELHI: Without referring to US President Donald Trump , PM Modi negated his claim that his administration was instrumental in getting India and Pakistan to suspend hostilities and agree to start comprehensive negotiations for peace.
In his address to the nation on Monday evening, PM Modi emphasised that Pakistan — shaken by the damage inflicted upon its airbases and terror infrastructure it has created — made a direct plea to India’s DGMO for a ceasefire.
The refutation came within minutes of Trump’s reiteration of the claim he first made on Saturday about his administration being the mediator between New Delhi and Islamabad. On Saturday, my administration helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire - I think a permanent one - between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict between two nations with lots of nuclear weapons," he said Monday.
Minutes later, PM Modi asserted that India had only agreed to pause ' Operation Sindoor ' and that Pakistan will continue to be under watch, suggesting that all bets will be off if Islamabad did not stop its support to terrorism .
He also made it clear that Pakistan's nuclear blackmail - something which India believes that the US and the West in general have consistently indulged - is not going to deter India from acting against terrorists operating under the cover of the assumption that Pakistan's generals may unleash their nukes to save groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e Muhammad.
Modi made it clear that India will discuss only terrorism and POK with Pakistan - a condition that Islamabad is unlikely to accept, at least in the near future.
Trump had claimed that he had used trade as the lever for getting India and Pakistan on the negotiating table. "Come on, we are going to do a lot of trade with you guys, so let's stop it. People have never really used trade the way I use it. Then all of a sudden they said - let's stop," he had first said in the context that the US was going to trade more with both countries.
The assertion was not only refuted by official sources that US V-P J D Vance had brought up the trade issue when he called the PM on Friday, it also appeared to be running afoul of Modi's assertion to let his "tough on terror" stand be encumbered by any consideration, trade including.
In his address, Modi reiterated that trade and terror cannot go together. While he had first articulated it in the context of Pakistan, on Monday its scope appeared to extend to the US president's claim.
In his address to the nation on Monday evening, PM Modi emphasised that Pakistan — shaken by the damage inflicted upon its airbases and terror infrastructure it has created — made a direct plea to India’s DGMO for a ceasefire.
The refutation came within minutes of Trump’s reiteration of the claim he first made on Saturday about his administration being the mediator between New Delhi and Islamabad. On Saturday, my administration helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire - I think a permanent one - between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict between two nations with lots of nuclear weapons," he said Monday.
Minutes later, PM Modi asserted that India had only agreed to pause ' Operation Sindoor ' and that Pakistan will continue to be under watch, suggesting that all bets will be off if Islamabad did not stop its support to terrorism .
He also made it clear that Pakistan's nuclear blackmail - something which India believes that the US and the West in general have consistently indulged - is not going to deter India from acting against terrorists operating under the cover of the assumption that Pakistan's generals may unleash their nukes to save groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e Muhammad.
Modi made it clear that India will discuss only terrorism and POK with Pakistan - a condition that Islamabad is unlikely to accept, at least in the near future.
Trump had claimed that he had used trade as the lever for getting India and Pakistan on the negotiating table. "Come on, we are going to do a lot of trade with you guys, so let's stop it. People have never really used trade the way I use it. Then all of a sudden they said - let's stop," he had first said in the context that the US was going to trade more with both countries.
The assertion was not only refuted by official sources that US V-P J D Vance had brought up the trade issue when he called the PM on Friday, it also appeared to be running afoul of Modi's assertion to let his "tough on terror" stand be encumbered by any consideration, trade including.
In his address, Modi reiterated that trade and terror cannot go together. While he had first articulated it in the context of Pakistan, on Monday its scope appeared to extend to the US president's claim.
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