In his address to the nation on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that any future dialogue between India and Pakistan will strictly be limited to the issues of terrorism and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). He stressed that India's stand is clear, adding, "trade and talks cannot be done together." PM Modi said, "If there will be talks between India and Pakistan, it will only be on terrorism and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)...India's stand has been clear: terror, trade and talks cannot be done together."
In his address, PM Modi said that the barbarism that terrorists have shown has shaken the country and the world, as he added, "innocent people were killed in front of their families, after being asked about their religion."
The ceasefire understanding, proposed by Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) on May 10 and accepted by India, came in the wake of Operation Sindoor, which resulted in the elimination of over 100 terrorists in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
PM Modi highlighted the link between perpetrators of terrorism and the Pakistani government, adding, “The way the Pakistan military and the government there are helping terrorism flourish there, it will end Pakistan one day. If Pakistan want to be spared, it has to abolish the terror infrastructure."
PM Modi’s assertions about not doing trade with Pakistan came minutes after US President Donald Trump said that he told India and Pakistan that his administration will do trade with them only if they end the conflict. Hesaid that while Pakistan pleaded with India to stop the military offensive, New Delhi considered it only after they promised to stop their misadventure. The prime minister termed the Pahalgam attack as the most "barbaric face of terrorism", saying it was personal pain for him, but the enemy has now realised the consequences of removing "sindoor from the forehead of our women".
