"See the military action from our side (against Pakistan) was entirely in the conventional domain. This was also made very clear in the defence briefing yesterday (May 12),"
- MEA spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told reporters here on Tuesday (May 13th)
He stated: "There were some questions also which were asked. There were some reports, however, that Pakistan National Command Authority will meet on 10th May, which we saw. But this was later denied by them. Pakistan Foreign Minister has himself denied the nuclear angle on record.
He made it clear - spiritedly echoing what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his May 12 evening radio broadcast, "As you know, India has a firm stance that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail, or allow cross-border terrorism to be conducted, invoking it. In conversations with various countries, we have also cautioned that their subscribing to such scenarios could hurt them in their own region".
India also rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that he helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in exchange for 'trade concessions'. The MEA spokesman said - that the "issue of trade did not come up" in any discussions between the two nations during the recent military escalation.
To another question, he said: "From the time OPERATION SINDOOR commenced on 7th May, till the understanding on cessation of firing and military action on 10th May, there were conversations between Indian and U.S. leaders on the evolving military situation. The issue of trade did not come up in any of these discussions.
On a new statement issued by the Pakistan Foreign Office, Jaiswal said: "We have seen the statement made by the Pakistani side. That a nation which has nurtured terrorism on an industrial scale should think that it can escape the consequences is fooling itself.
The terrorist infrastructure sites that India destroyed were responsible not only for the deaths of Indians but of many other innocents around the world. There is now a new normal. The sooner Pakistan gets it, the better it is.
Reports claimed that US officials held discussions with Indian authorities, including a conversation between Vice President JD Vance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after receiving what was described as 'alarming intelligence'. According to 'New York Times', the US was compelled to intervene amid rising concerns over the possibility of a nuclear conflict between the two neighbouring nations.
Speculation was rife that Indian forces had struck the Kirana Hills, believed to house part of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
However, Director General of Air Operations, Air Marshal AK Bharti, dismissed these claims, stating unequivocally, "We have not hit Kirana Hills".
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