The Rajya Sabha has resumed discussion on India’s strong, successful and decisive Operation Sindoor in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Participating in the discussion, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar lauded the performance and capabilities of the armed forces during Operation Sindoor and the results have made the country proud.
He said, the intention behind the Pahalgam terror attack was to destroy the economy of Jammu and Kashmir which had returned to normalcy and prosperity after the abrogation of article 370. Dr Jaishankar said, the incident had shocked the country for which there was there was solidarity and sympathy from across the world. He said, such an attack was absolutely unacceptable as it crossed redlines and there had to be severe consequences and accountability of the perpetrators and their supporters.
The Minister said, after the attack, the first decision was taken during Cabinet Committee on Security was to keep the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance until Pakistan irrevocably gives up its support of terrorism. Dr Jaishankar said, the people were told for 60 years that Jawaharlal Nehru’s mistake cannot be corrected, but the Narendra Modi government showed that it can be corrected. He said, India has faced cross-border terrorism since 1947, and blood and water will not flow together. Dr Jaishankar said, in the last decade, India has been able to put terrorism on the global agenda, be it BRICS, SCO, QUAD or at the bilateral level due to the efforts of Prime Minister Modi.
Dr Jaishankar said, Indian diplomacy has successfully got the Resistance Front (TRF), which is proxy of Pakistan-based LeT, declared as a terror outfit by the US. He said, through operation Sindoor, India gave a message that it is not open to mediation and will not accept nuclear blackmail.
