 "'Operation Sindoor not over:' Govt hints military action on Pak terrorists to be 'new normal', say sources")
The Indian government has hinted that India’s military action against terrorists based in Pakistan will continue, and such strikes would become the ’new normal,’ according to sources.
The sources said India’s Operation Sindoor “is not over”.
“Operation Sindoor is not over, we are in the new normal, the world has to accept this. Pakistan has to accept this, it cannot be business as usual,” said the sources.
PM Modi’s tough talk
Sources said that PM Modi gave a free hand to the Indian armed forces to give a befitting reply to Pakistan-based terrorists and the Pakistani army amid the standoff.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave clear directions: ‘Wahan se goli chalegi, yahan se gola chalega’.
According to the sources, the turning point was the attacks on Pakistan’s air bases.
Three goals achieved
Sources said India achieved three main goals with Operation Sindoor:
**Military Goal:** Prime Minister Modi said they would "destroy" the camps in Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Muzaffarabad, and they did just that.
**Political Goal:** India is linking the Indus Water Treaty (an agreement about sharing river water) to the issue of terrorism coming from across the border. New Delhi says this water agreement will be put on hold until terrorism stops.
**Psychological Goal:** India wanted to show they could go into enemy territory and strike them where it hurts. They feel they were very successful in doing this.
India doesn’t need anyone to mediate
According to sources, the Indian government rejects mediation offers from any third country. The sources say the only matter India will talk about is the matter of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
“We have a very clear position on Kashmir, there is only one matter left- the return of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). There is nothing else to talk. If they talk about handing over terrorists, we can talk. I don’t have any intention of any other topic. We don’t want anyone to mediate. We don’t need anyone to mediate,” sources said.
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