India, May 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invoked powerful cultural and military imagery, declaring that "not blood but sindoor runs in my veins" during a public address in Bikaner, while referencing 'Operation Sindoor' conducted by the Indian armed forces.

Modi declared, "There will be neither trade nor talks with Pakistan; if talks, then only about Pakistan-occupied Kashmir." Highlighting India's resilience in the face of threats, he stated, "India is not going to be scared of nuclear threats."

In a sharp remark aimed at Pakistan, he referred to the country's Rahim Yar Khan airbase, saying, "Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan airbase is in ICU." PM Modi reiterated India's stance saying "terror and talk", "terror and trade" can ...