New Delhi, May 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Operation Sindoor has set the new normal on India's response to future terror attacks, while introducing a new doctrine on retaliating in such cases.

As part of a three-pronged doctrine, India will retaliate against terrorist attacks on its own terms, not tolerate nuclear blackmail, and not differentiate between terrorists and the governments harbouring them, Modi said. The prime minister's televised address came after India and Pakistan agreed to stop a four-day combat that had quickly escalated.

The PM clarified that India reviewed the situation and decided to temporarily suspend its counter-operations against Pakistan's terrorist and military installations after Pakista...