HYDERABAD, Sep 17: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims of intervening to halt the Indo-Pak conflict after Operation Sindoor, asserting that India suspended its action against terrorists on its own terms, not due to third-party mediation. Speaking at the Union government’s Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations, Singh said Operation Sindoor would resume if terrorists strike again. “The operation against terrorists was not suspended because of someone’s intervention,” he clarified.
He pointed out that Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar had also acknowledged India’s rejection of third-party involvement. Singh added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently maintained that India-Pakistan issues are strictly bilateral. (Agencies)
