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Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered strong words against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack. Vowing to “pursue the terrorists from the ends of the earth”, PM Modi has taken a slew of diplomatic measures to respond to the heinous attack.
While the Defence Ministry has pledged to retaliate against the killing of 26 people in Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadows, there is no clear indication of what actions will be taken militarily.
However, PM Modi’s recent speech might have pointed to a military strike on Pakistan, as have his previous remarks post the Uri and Pulwama attacks.
What did Modi say during Uri attack?
In September 2016, 18 soldiers were killed after four terrorists infiltrated an army base in the Indian Army base. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Indian military in recent years and heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, leading to a series of retaliatory military actions by India.
On September 24, PM Modi said, “People of Pakistan should question their leadership on why, when both countries gained freedom together, while India exports software, Pakistan exports terrorists.”
“India has and never will bow down in the face of terrorism. India and Pakistan gained independence at the same time. People of Pakistan must ask their leaders as to what is the reason India exports software, but they export terrorism,” he added.
He further said, “I want to tell you that your leadership is misleading you by telling you that they are prepared to fight with India 1,000 times. We are ready to fight.”
India carried out surgical strikes across the Line of Control on September 28 and 29.
What did PM Modi say after Pulwama attack?
Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in 2019 after a suicide bomber affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
In his speeches following the terror strike, Modi said, “I want to tell the terror outfits and those aiding and abetting them that they have made a big mistake. They will have to pay a very heavy price for their actions.”
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“Our brave jawans have sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation. Their sacrifice will not go in vain. I am giving this assurance to 130 crore Indians from the land of Jhansi, the land of the brave,” he said.
India retaliated to the Pulwama attack by launching an air strike on a terrorist training camp in Balakot, located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on February 26, 2019.
What has he said?
The Pahalgam terrorist attack happened on April 22. Twenty-six people lost their lives, including one local pony-ride operator and a Nepali national.
On April 24, Modi spoke in Bihar’s Madhubani, “This attack has not just been on unarmed tourists; the enemies of the country have dared to attack the soul of India. I want to say in very clear words, those terrorists who have carried out this attack and those who conspired for this attack will get a punishment bigger than they could have ever imagined.”
“Now the time has come to destroy the remaining ground of the terrorists. The will power of 140 crore Indians will now break the back of the masters of terror. Today, from the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world: India will identify, track, and punish every terrorist, and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not go unpunished,” he added.
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