{"id":2101,"date":"2025-05-23T08:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2025-05-23T08:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:05:17","slug":"amit-shah-operation-sindoor-exposed-pakistans-direct-role-in-sponsoring-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=2101","title":{"rendered":"Amit Shah: Operation Sindoor Exposed Pakistan&#8217;s Direct Role in Sponsoring Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Union Home Minister <strong>Amit Shah<\/strong> on Friday asserted that <strong>Operation Sindoor<\/strong> has unambiguously exposed the fact that terrorism in India is \u201c<strong>completely Pakistan-sponsored<\/strong>.\u201d Delivering the <strong>Rustamji Memorial Lecture<\/strong> at the <strong>22nd Investiture Ceremony of the Border Security Force (BSF)<\/strong>, Shah praised the BSF and armed forces for their decisive role in safeguarding India\u2019s borders and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>Operation Sindoor has revealed to the world that terrorism in India is not homegrown but absolutely sponsored by Pakistan,<\/strong>\u201d Shah declared in his address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He lauded the armed forces and BSF for their precision and restraint during Operation Sindoor, noting that <strong>Indian forces targeted terrorist infrastructure<\/strong> and <strong>not Pakistani military or civilian targets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWe hit the terror camps in Pakistan. But it was the Pakistan Army that responded, proving its deep-rooted support for these elements. We did not initiate any action against their army or civilians. Our objective was solely to dismantle terror bases,\u201d Shah emphasized.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Context of Operation Sindoor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>May 7 precision strikes under Operation Sindoor<\/strong> were carried out in response to the <strong>April 22 Pahalgam terror attack<\/strong>, in which <strong>26 innocent civilians were killed<\/strong>, allegedly after being identified based on their religion. Following India\u2019s targeted strikes, <strong>Pakistan launched retaliatory attacks<\/strong> on May 8, 9, and 10, attempting to target Indian military installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, India\u2019s <strong>air defence systems successfully neutralized the threats<\/strong>, and in a robust counter-offensive, Indian forces inflicted <strong>significant damage to Pakistani military infrastructure<\/strong>, including air bases and radar systems. The two countries agreed on <strong>May 10<\/strong> to cease all hostilities after four days of intense military exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continuum of India\u2019s Counter-Terror Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shah framed Operation Sindoor as part of a consistent <strong>zero-tolerance policy on terrorism<\/strong> since 2014. He cited the <strong>surgical strikes after the Uri attack<\/strong> and the <strong>Balakot airstrikes following Pulwama<\/strong> as earlier examples of India\u2019s proactive security stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cFrom Uri to Pulwama, and now Pahalgam, India has shown the world that it will not tolerate terrorism. Our responses have been precise, powerful, and principled,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shah also underscored the importance of the international community\u2019s appreciation of India\u2019s actions and reiterated that India\u2019s strikes were a response to the killing of <strong>innocent civilians, not an act of aggression.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BSF\u2019s Role Celebrated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hailing the <strong>BSF&#8217;s contribution<\/strong> to national security, Shah said the force has continuously demonstrated unparalleled courage and commitment while defending India&#8217;s borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe BSF is a shining example of patriotism and professionalism. From 1965 till now, over 2,000 bravehearts of the force have made the supreme sacrifice, and the nation salutes their dedication,\u201d Shah said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reminded the audience of the <strong>BSF\u2019s pivotal role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War<\/strong>, asserting that <strong>Bangladesh should never forget BSF\u2019s contribution<\/strong> to its creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rustamji Memorial Lecture is named after <strong>K.F. Rustamji<\/strong>, the <strong>founding father and first Director General of the BSF<\/strong>. With over <strong>2.75 lakh personnel<\/strong>, the BSF remains the <strong>world\u2019s largest border guarding force<\/strong>, entrusted with securing India&#8217;s frontiers with both <strong>Pakistan and Bangladesh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that Operation Sindoor has unambiguously exposed the fact that terrorism in India is \u201ccompletely Pakistan-sponsored.\u201d Delivering the Rustamji&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2101","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2103,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101\/revisions\/2103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}