New Delhi: India has established a new normal in its relationship with Pakistan, in which the neighbouring country will have to pay the price for cross-border terrorism, highly placed officials said in the wake of Operation Sindoor and the cessation of hostilities, adding that this is something that the world has to get used to.
This comes as the stoppage of military action agreed upon by both sides has held despite violations on Saturday evening.
"We have a new normal in the relationship-Pakistan has to get used to that, the world has to get used to that," said one of the persons quoted.
There will be a political and military price that Pakistan has to pay for abetting and financing terror for the last 40 years, the people said, adding that the Indus Waters Treaty will stay in abeyance till the issue is addressed by Islamabad.
"There (was to) be retribution for the Pahalgam terror attack-that was done," said one of the persons, referring to the April 22 terrorist attack on tourists that killed 26. The precision strikes on the Muridke, Bahawalpur and Muzaffarabad terror camps were retaliation for several cross-border attacks in the past, those cited said.
'We Will Strike Hard'
"We will hit you in your heartland. We have not lost sight of anybody who was involved in terrorism in India. We sent a message to the heart," said one of the persons on India striking sites deep inside Pakistani territory. "The cost of terror has been increased. If they fire, we fire. If they stop, we stop."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unequivocal, according to the people. "Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola chalega," he was cited as saying.
This was the message conveyed to the rest of the world. "We told the international community, there should be no doubt-we will hit terror targets in Pakistan," said one of them.
Modi told US vice president JD Vance as much on May 9 evening. "If Pakistanis do anything, they will get a response, more devastating than anything," he was cited as saying. Vance had informed the PM that Pakistan may embark on a severe course of action.
The people quoted earlier further pointed out that the US did not have any role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan, contrary to claims made by President Donald Trump, Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio. As and when US leaders contacted India, including the PM last week, they were informed that the country would stop its actions if Pakistan ended strikes and that it will continue if the neighbour didn't cease retaliation. "The Pakistanis did what they did after Kargil, going to the Americans after taking the hit," said one of the people on the US role in the situation.
It was pointed out that no one has any control on Trump's social media posts. In response to Trump's post on mediation in Kashmir, people there will be no discussion with the US on the matter.
"On May 9-10, the Pakistani military hit 26 places in India with minimum damage. We hit them very, very hard on airbases," said one of the persons cited, adding that India's precision strike on Pakistani airbases forced it to rush to the US and establish contact at the DGMO level, as the damage was severe.
This comes as the stoppage of military action agreed upon by both sides has held despite violations on Saturday evening.
"We have a new normal in the relationship-Pakistan has to get used to that, the world has to get used to that," said one of the persons quoted.
There will be a political and military price that Pakistan has to pay for abetting and financing terror for the last 40 years, the people said, adding that the Indus Waters Treaty will stay in abeyance till the issue is addressed by Islamabad.
"There (was to) be retribution for the Pahalgam terror attack-that was done," said one of the persons, referring to the April 22 terrorist attack on tourists that killed 26. The precision strikes on the Muridke, Bahawalpur and Muzaffarabad terror camps were retaliation for several cross-border attacks in the past, those cited said.
'We Will Strike Hard'
"We will hit you in your heartland. We have not lost sight of anybody who was involved in terrorism in India. We sent a message to the heart," said one of the persons on India striking sites deep inside Pakistani territory. "The cost of terror has been increased. If they fire, we fire. If they stop, we stop."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unequivocal, according to the people. "Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola chalega," he was cited as saying.
This was the message conveyed to the rest of the world. "We told the international community, there should be no doubt-we will hit terror targets in Pakistan," said one of them.
Modi told US vice president JD Vance as much on May 9 evening. "If Pakistanis do anything, they will get a response, more devastating than anything," he was cited as saying. Vance had informed the PM that Pakistan may embark on a severe course of action.
The people quoted earlier further pointed out that the US did not have any role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan, contrary to claims made by President Donald Trump, Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio. As and when US leaders contacted India, including the PM last week, they were informed that the country would stop its actions if Pakistan ended strikes and that it will continue if the neighbour didn't cease retaliation. "The Pakistanis did what they did after Kargil, going to the Americans after taking the hit," said one of the people on the US role in the situation.
It was pointed out that no one has any control on Trump's social media posts. In response to Trump's post on mediation in Kashmir, people there will be no discussion with the US on the matter.
"On May 9-10, the Pakistani military hit 26 places in India with minimum damage. We hit them very, very hard on airbases," said one of the persons cited, adding that India's precision strike on Pakistani airbases forced it to rush to the US and establish contact at the DGMO level, as the damage was severe.
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