Prime Minister Modi in his first address to the nation after Operation Sindoor said while Pakistan pleaded with India to stop the military offensive, New Delhi considered it only after they promised to stop their misadventure.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, 12 May asserted that India won't be bogged down by any ‘nuclear blackmail' from Pakistan and that the country's military actions against terrorism have only been paused for now.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed India's recent military actions against terror facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor'. He emphasised that this operation represents a new policy for India.