Modi Ko Bata Dena: Operation Sindoor Befitting Response, Says Retired Indian Army Lt Gen

New Delhi: Retired Lieutenant General, Satish Dua, mentioned on Saturday that the Pahalgam assault, the place terrorists boldly declared “Modi ko bata dena (Go inform Modi)”, changed into a turning level in India’s reaction to cross-border terrorism that used to be delivered within the aftermath of the bloodbath of blameless other folks.

 

In an interview with IANS, Lt Gen (Retd) Dua remarked, “They stated ‘Modi ko bata dena,’ everybody heard it. That one sentence changed into so well-known.

“At the time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. He heard about it while he was there, cut short his visit and returned immediately.”

“A high-level assembly used to be held, and the stairs that needed to be taken had been introduced through him. PM Modi heard them, and this is the reason, simply 14 days later, one thing extraordinary came about which by no means came about sooner than,” he stated, regarding the decisive motion taken through India.

He highlighted the importance of the moves that adopted. “Jaish-e-Mohammed’s headquarter in Bahawalpur was destroyed. The Lashkar-e-Taiba HQ in Muridke, just 30 km from Lahore, both cities have Pakistani Corps HQs, which were targeted. If we can strike those locations, it shows our capabilities, there’s a hidden message in it. That message is well understood by Pakistan and its military.”

On whether or not Pakistan has learnt its lesson, Lt Gen Dua remained skeptical. “Pakistan never stops its misadventures. Despite defeats in 1947-48, 1965, and most notably in 1971, where we split their country and 93,000 soldiers surrendered in a formal ceremony, something unseen since World War II, they still spin it as a victory in their internal narrative,” he remarked.

He added that once the ones defeats, Pakistan became to proxy battle. “I don’t think Pakistan learns its lesson. But yes, for the first time, we’ve touched on the issue of water, a tool we had never used before despite several wars and the Kargil conflict, because it impacts the common Pakistani citizens.”

He emphasised the have an effect on of this new technique, pointing out, “The effects of the water issue will soon be far more telling than any kinetic or non-kinetic response. We just have to wait and watch if they still refuse to learn.”

Lt Gen Dua highlighted the deep-rooted anti-India sentiment in Pakistan’s army. “Pakistan’s army is built on India-hating. They’ve built an empire for themselves beyond military duties, and they won’t give that up. Kashmir is the glue that holds them together. With internal unrest, Baloch, Pashtun, TTP, economic collapse, and public anger, they use India bashing as their only salvation. The army hopes this will rally people behind them despite their failures.”