In his Independence Day speech, the leader spoke of the country’s military prowess and claimed success in the conflict in May

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his country will “not tolerate blackmailing,” in a message to Pakistan over Islamabad’s alleged threats to use nuclear weapons in the event of a military confrontation.

In reference to a report that quoted Pakistani army chief Asim Munir as saying the country has nuclear weapons and would “take half the world down” with it, Modi said the Indian armed forces were ready for any conflict.

“Nuclear blackmail has been going on for a long time but now India won't tolerate the blackmailing,” Modi said on Friday in his Independence Day speech at Delhi’s Red Fort. “If our enemies persist in such attempts, our armed forces will respond, on their own terms, at a time of their choosing, and by achieving the objectives they set. We are ready to give a befitting reply.”

Modi praised the Indian armed forces for their actions in the four-day military confrontation with Pakistan, codenamed Operation Sindoor. “Destruction inflicted by our armed forces in Pakistan was so widespread, new revelations are being made every day,” he said, adding that India’s neighbor was punished in ways “beyond imagination.”

Source: RT - Daily news