India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised his country’s armed forces for destroying terrorist camps inside Pakistan and damaging the neighboring country’s air bases during Operation Sindoor, its response to the killing by Pakistani terrorists of 29 civilian Hindu men in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir on 22 April.

“More than 100 dreaded terrorists have been killed in these attacks by India. Many terrorist leaders were roaming freely in Pakistan for the last two and a half to three decades who used to conspire against India. India killed them in one stroke,” Modi said in an address to the nation on Monday.

“Instead of supporting India’s strike against terrorism, Pakistan started attacking India itself. Pakistan targeted our schools, colleges, Gurudwaras, temples and houses of civilians. Pakistan targeted our military base. But in this act, Pakistan itself got exposed. The world saw how Pakistan’s drones and missiles fell like straws in front of India. India’s strong air defense system destroyed them in the sky itself,” Modi added.

The Prime Minister said India has suspended Operation Sindoor after Pakistan appealed and said that it will not indulge in any sort of terror activities or military audacity further.”

“In the coming days we will measure every step of Pakistan on the criterion that what sort of attitude Pakistan will adopt ahead,” he said, vowing that if there is a terrorist attack on India, a fitting reply will be made.

“India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail. India will strike precisely and decisively at the terrorist hideouts developing under the cover of nuclear blackmail,” Modi said.

“We have defeated Pakistan every time on the battlefield. And this time Operation Sindoor has added a new dimension. We have displayed our capabilities in the deserts and mountains and also proved our superiority in New Age Warfare. During this operation the credibility of our Made in India weapons were also proven. Today the world is witnessing that in 21st century warfare the time has come for Made in India defense equipment,” according to Modi.