Mumbai, July 30 -- In a fiery debate in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Operation Sindoor, India's recent counter-terror strike on Pakistan, saying no world leader, including the US, asked India to halt the operation. Instead, he claimed it was Pakistan that pleaded for a ceasefire, unable to withstand the retaliation.

Addressing the House, Modi asserted that India struck deep into Pakistani territory, destroying multiple terror camps and dealing a heavy blow to those behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. He stressed that the Indian Armed Forces avenged the attack within just 22 minutes, sending a clear message: India will not bow to nuclear blackmail or distinguish between terrorists and the governments that harbo...