Pak N-threats failed, no leader stopped us: PM

No world leader asked India to stop military operations during Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament on Tuesday, dismissing Opposition allegations and also confirming for the first time that Pakistan had started issuing nuclear threats soon after the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

- Saubhadra Chatterji letters hindustantimes.com

In a speech spanning 1 hour 37 minutes, Modi mocked opposition leaders for raising doubts about Operation Sindoor, credited his government's defence reform agenda for transforming the military and creating a new normal with Pakistan, blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for the Indus Waters Treaty, alleged that appeasement politics practised by previous governments was responsible for nurturing terrorism in India, and said the Congress was taking cues from Pakistan.

He also detailed his conversation with US vice-president JD Vance on the night of May 9, hours before the two nations reached an understanding to cease military hostilities.

"After the Pahalgam attack, the Pakistan army realised India will take a tough step. They even started giving nuclear threats.

India did what it wanted to do.

Pakistan couldn't resist. In 22 minutes, we gave a reply for 22 April. For the first time, we went to places we had never been to. No one thought we could go to places such as Bahawalpur and Mudrike. We proved that Pakistan's nuclear threats were lies," he told the Lok Sabha during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor. "India has proved that nuclear blackmailing won't have any effect and India will not bow down before nuclear blackmailing." After many Opposition leaders questioned the US's role in the conflict, Modi underlined that no international leader asked India to stop military operations. US President Donald Trump has, on numerous occasions, claimed credit for ending the conflict.

"India had a clear, well calibrated policy that we will only target their terror infrastructure and the masterminds. We said, our action is non-escalatory. No global leader asked India to stop the operation," Modi said.

He said Vance tried to call him on the evening of May 9 for about an hour but was unsuccessful as Modi was in meetings with the military.