India, July 29 -- Union defence minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Monday that India paused Operation Sindoor on May 10 after the armed forces achieved politico-military objectives and reiterated that there was no pressure to end the conflict, warning that if Pakistan indulged in "fresh misadventure", the military action would resume.

In a 55-minute speech, Singh rejected claims that Operation Sindoor, which was a response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, was stopped under pressure and called such allegations "wrong and unfounded". He was opening the much-anticipated debate in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

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