Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in Mumbai at the Navi Mumbai International Airport inauguration, said the UPA blocked a military response to Pakistan after 26/11 under pressure from a foreign country.
• He asked the Congress to disclose who made the decision that prevented retaliation, asserting that the nation has a right to know.
• Modi’s remarks referenced P. Chidambaram’s interview in which he said retaliatory options were considered but international pressure, including a visit by then US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, shaped a diplomatic course.
• Chidambaram responded on X, saying Modi misattributed words to him and calling the PM’s characterization “terribly wrong.”
• BJP leaders backed Modi’s criticism and contrasted it with the government’s recent Operation Sindoor posture, while Congress accused the PM of politicising a national tragedy.