Prime Minister Modi in his first address to the nation after Operation Sindoor said while Pakistan pleaded with India to stop the military offensive, New Delhi considered it only after they promised to stop their misadventure.

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while Pakistan had planned to ignite war at the borders, India responded by striking at the very heart of the terror network through Operation Sindoor.