Rush Hour: Modi, Congress trade charges on Operation Sindoor, SC sounds warning on Bihar SIR, & more

Jul 29, 2025 - 20:00

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Lok Sabha that after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, no country told India to halt its military operation against terror bases in Pakistan. He said that out of 193 countries, only three made statements in support of Pakistan after India began the operation on May 7.

“Be it the Quad or BRICS, India got support from all over the world,” Modi claimed.

The prime minister also told Parliament that India’s military operation in May showed that Pakistan’s “nuclear blackmailing” was no longer an effective strategy. He said that it showed that any assault on Indian soil by militants would lead to “a decisive and fitting response on India's own terms”.

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However, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha that while other countries denounced terrorism, not a single nation condemned Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. “This means the world is equating us with Pakistan,” claimed the leader of Opposition.

The Congress leader also claimed that the Indian Air Force had lost fighter jets to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor because “of constraint given by the political leadership”...