Gujarat, May 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a scathing attack on Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, declared that terrorism emanating from across the border is no longer a proxy war but a direct and deliberate strategy. He revealed that terrorists killed in the operation were accorded state honours in Pakistan, with their coffins draped in the national flag and saluted by the Pakistani military.

"We can't call this a proxy war anymore," said PM Modi. "Those who were killed after May 6 were given state honours in Pakistan. Their coffins bore the Pakistani flag and their military saluted them. This is not a covert operation - it is open warfare, and the response will be proportionate."

Referring to the partition of India in 194...