Mon May 12 15:28:30 UTC 2025: ## Modi Vows Retribution After Pahalgam Attack, India-Pakistan Tensions Remain High
**NEW DELHI, May 12, 2025** – Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation tonight, following the conclusion of Operation Sindoor, a military operation launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Modi declared that India will not tolerate nuclear blackmail from Pakistan and that while military operations have been temporarily suspended, their resumption depends entirely on Pakistan’s future behavior.
The Prime Minister described the Pahalgam attack as a “barbaric act of terrorism” and a deeply personal tragedy. He stated that over 100 terrorists were killed during Operation Sindoor, and credited the success of the operation to the bravery of the Indian Armed Forces, intelligence agencies, and scientists. Modi dedicated the operation’s success to the mothers, sisters, and daughters of India.
He directly accused Pakistan of harboring terrorism, referring to Bahawalpur and Muridke as “universities of terror,” and emphasized that every location housing terrorists is within reach of the Indian Armed Forces. Modi revealed that Pakistan’s Director-General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart to negotiate a temporary de-escalation.
While characterizing Operation Sindoor as a new policy against terrorism, Modi made it clear that the operation is not over and that India will respond to future acts of terror in a decisive manner. The Prime Minister’s speech leaves the future of India-Pakistan relations uncertain, with the possibility of renewed conflict hanging heavily in the air.
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