India Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on Monday (12) that the country may again attack “terrorist hiding places” in the case of new attacks against Indian territory.
He also stated that he will not be determined by what he called the Pakistani “nuclear blackmail.”
Modi’s first public comments since the Indian military launched attacks on “terrorist fields” last week indicated a hardening of India’s position in relation to ties with the neighboring country, which were already tense even before the last fighting.
Pakistan denies the Indian accusations that it supports the so -called terrorists, and states that the places hit by India last week were occupied by civilians.
Modi’s statements are made two days after both countries agreed with a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump.
The truce was reached after four days of intense shots, when the ancient enemies attacked military installations of each other with missiles and drones, killing dozens of civilians.
Understand the tension between India and Pakistan
The military confrontation began on May 7, when India launched attacks against nine locations of “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Caxemira Pakistani.
The reason behind the onslaught was an attack on Hindu tourists by armed men in Cashmira Indiana last month, which left 26 men dead. Pakistan denied any connection with the attack and requested a neutral investigation.
“If there is a terrorist attack on India, an appropriate answer will be given … In our terms,” said Narendra Modi in Hindi in a televised speech.
“In the coming days, we will measure every step of Pakistan … What kind of attitude Pakistan will adopt,” said the Indian Prime Minister.
“India will accurately and decisively attack terrorist hiding places that develop under the disguise of nuclear blackmail,” Modi continued, listing conditions to maintain conversations with the Pakistani government and suspend the restrictions imposed after attacking Caxemira.
“The position of India is clear: terror and negotiations cannot walk together; Terror and commerce cannot walk together. And water and blood cannot flow together,” said the prime minister, referring to a water sharing pact between the two suspended countries.
Dialogue between India and Pakistan
Both Hindu, most of the Hindu, and Pakistan, mostly Muslim, govern part of the Caxemira region in Himalayan, but claim it completely.
They crashed two of the three wars since Independence in 1947 by the region, and there were several other limited conflicts, including in 2016 and 2019.
The latest military conflict among the neighbors of southern Asia intensified alarmingly on Saturday (10) and, for a brief period, there were fears that nuclear arsenals could be used, as the Pakistan army reported that a superior agency of nuclear weapons would meet.
However, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said this meeting was not scheduled.
Military analysts have evaluated that this may have been the way Pakistan suggests a nuclear option, as his government has a “first use” policy if its existence is threatened in a conflict.
Modi’s speech occurred hours after the heads of military operations of India and Pakistan talk over the phone, and two days after they agreed with the ceasefire.
“Questions related to the continuation of the commitment that both sides should not fire a single shot or start any aggressive action and enemy against each other,” said the Indian army.
“It was also decided that both sides consider immediate measures to ensure the reduction of troops at borders and advanced areas,” he added.
There was no immediate reading of Pakistan about the conversations of the heads of military operations.
This content was originally published in India Prime Minister threatens new invested in case Pakistan attack on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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