Overview

• Speaking in Mumbai after inaugurating the first phase of Navi Mumbai International Airport, Narendra Modi asked the Congress to disclose who stopped a military response in 2008.
• Modi said a former home minister has acknowledged that a foreign country dissuaded India from striking Pakistan, asserting that such restraint strengthened terrorists.
• He referenced Chidambaram’s recent interview describing global pressure, including from the United States, that shaped the UPA government’s decision not to retaliate.
• Positioning current policy as a departure, Modi pointed to Operation Sindoor as evidence that India now conducts deep, calibrated responses to terror threats.
• Congress leaders responded by accusing the Prime Minister of politicising a national tragedy during a government event focused on infrastructure.