NEW DELHI: In a resolute address to the nation on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the Centre’s recent punitive action to suspend the long-standing Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in the wake of Pakistan-sponsored terror . The Prime Minister said, "Terror and talks cannot go together; water and blood cannot flow together."
The decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance came after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, where 26 civilians, most of them tourists, were brutally killed.
The attack prompted a series of strong countermeasures by India, including the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7, which saw coordinated military strikes on nine terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Signed in 1960 with World Bank mediation, the Indus Waters Treaty governs water-sharing between India and Pakistan. Under the agreement, Pakistan receives the western rivers - Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab, while India controls the eastern rivers - Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej, with limited rights to use 20 percent of the waters from the western rivers.
"We will not see terrorists and their state sponsors separately," PM Modi said. "Terrorists being fed by Pakistan will destroy Pakistan itself one day."
The Prime Minister criticised Pakistan for escalating tensions instead of cooperating in efforts to fight terrorism. "Instead of supporting India’s fight against terror, Pakistan chose to attack schools, colleges, religious sites, and military installations. But the world saw how their drones and missiles failed against India’s air defence systems. While Pakistan tried to strike our borders, we hit them at their core," he said.
India’s strikes targeted key Pakistani military assets , including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and the Rahim Yar Khan airbase.
As Prime Minister Modi said, India’s precision strikes inflicted unprecedented damage within just three days, forcing Pakistan to seek de-escalation. "By the time their DGMO contacted ours on May 10, India had already dismantled key terror infrastructure," he added.
PM reiterated that the Army, Navy, Air Force, BSF, and all security forces remain on full alert. "After the surgical strikes and Balakot air strike, Operation Sindoor is now India’s declared response to terrorism. It has drawn a new line."
He, in his address, also warned neighbouring Pakistan, "We have only paused our retaliatory action for now. Every step taken by Pakistan will be judged by its approach and conduct in the coming days."
The decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance came after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, where 26 civilians, most of them tourists, were brutally killed.
The attack prompted a series of strong countermeasures by India, including the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7, which saw coordinated military strikes on nine terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Signed in 1960 with World Bank mediation, the Indus Waters Treaty governs water-sharing between India and Pakistan. Under the agreement, Pakistan receives the western rivers - Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab, while India controls the eastern rivers - Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej, with limited rights to use 20 percent of the waters from the western rivers.
"We will not see terrorists and their state sponsors separately," PM Modi said. "Terrorists being fed by Pakistan will destroy Pakistan itself one day."
The Prime Minister criticised Pakistan for escalating tensions instead of cooperating in efforts to fight terrorism. "Instead of supporting India’s fight against terror, Pakistan chose to attack schools, colleges, religious sites, and military installations. But the world saw how their drones and missiles failed against India’s air defence systems. While Pakistan tried to strike our borders, we hit them at their core," he said.
India’s strikes targeted key Pakistani military assets , including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and the Rahim Yar Khan airbase.
As Prime Minister Modi said, India’s precision strikes inflicted unprecedented damage within just three days, forcing Pakistan to seek de-escalation. "By the time their DGMO contacted ours on May 10, India had already dismantled key terror infrastructure," he added.
PM reiterated that the Army, Navy, Air Force, BSF, and all security forces remain on full alert. "After the surgical strikes and Balakot air strike, Operation Sindoor is now India’s declared response to terrorism. It has drawn a new line."
He, in his address, also warned neighbouring Pakistan, "We have only paused our retaliatory action for now. Every step taken by Pakistan will be judged by its approach and conduct in the coming days."
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