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Prime Minister Modi declared that India is fully committed to crushing terrorism. He said he has complete trust in the Indian Armed Forces and has given them full freedom to choose how, when, and where to strike.
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Narendra Modi sat at the head of a long table inside the South Block, eyes locked with India’s top military brass. The Prime Minister was not reading notes. He wasn’t issuing a statement. He was giving an order. After more than three hours of consultation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the room fell quiet as Modi made it official.
India’s Armed Forces now have complete freedom to strike.
The target is clear. The motive, devastatingly fresh. On April 22, twenty-six civilians were murdered in broad daylight near Pahalgam, a peaceful pocket in Jammu and Kashmir once known more for pine trees than gunfire. Most of the victims were tourists. Families. Children. A massacre with one goal — to terrorize. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Kashmir in the last decade. The gunmen disappeared before the smoke cleared.
This isn’t Modi’s first confrontation with the neighbor to the west. But this time is different. No carefully phrased diplomatic responses. No veiled references to foreign actors. This was direct. “I have complete trust in our forces,” he said. “They are free to decide when, how, and where they respond.”
That line wasn’t a suggestion. It was an operational green light. The military now has license to retaliate without waiting for further political approval.
Sources suggest options are being examined quickly and precisely. Air power, cyber measures, cross-border incursions — all are on the table. Indian airbases are already on high alert. Intelligence satellites are repositioned. It’s movement not seen since the 2019 Balakot strikes, when India hit deep into Pakistani territory following the Pulwama attack. That strike was surgical. This time may not be.
Meanwhile, India has already begun pressing harder with its non-military levers. Talks on the Indus Waters Treaty have been suspended, threatening one of Pakistan’s most fragile lifelines. This is not posturing. This is pressure.
Back on the streets, the nation is tense. Markets are holding steady but watchful. In Delhi, there’s broad public support for military action. In Srinagar, the mood is different. Curfews and troop movements remind residents of how quickly escalation can spread across the valley.
No confirmation yet of a strike. No official word of movement across the Line of Control. But all signs point toward one thing: action.
Sources:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/armed-forces-full-operational-autonomy-pm-modi-9973037/