Defence Minister Rajnath Singh questioned the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) $1 billion loan to Pakistan, suggesting it could be used to fund terror infrastructure. Singh urged the IMF to reconsider its bailout package.
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00:00Defence Minister's big declaration.
00:10Rajnath calls out IMF hypocrisy.
00:26IMF loans to fund terror.
00:30Defence Minister busts Pakistan's lies.
00:54India puts terrorist on notice to focus on pipeline.
01:00Why put money in a country that is using that funding to build terror infrastructure?
01:31It's a big boost to the defence budget.
01:34It's a possibility.
01:35Sources say Centre could be allocating Rs 50,000 crore additional component in defence budget to procure equipment needed for forces.
01:52After Centre's decision to revoke Celebi's security clearance,
01:56the ground handling concession agreements with Celebi terminated in Mumbai and Ahmedabad airport.
02:08India-US trade deal soon.
02:10Sources say phase one of deal likely by July.
02:14Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal leads talks in DC.
02:18Amit Rao over Apple's manufacturing in India.
02:27Apple's big assurance to the country.
02:29Apple assures India of investment plan.
02:32Sources say Apple is to make India a major manufacturing hub.
02:38No end to motormouth Netas after MP Minister and Samajwadi Party Neta Ram Gopal Yadav.
02:47MP Deputy Chief Minister says forces must bow down before the Prime Minister.
02:53Congress is hit out at the BJP.
02:56Says the Saffron plan are insulting the valour of our armed forces.
03:07A top focus at this hour after Pakistan decided to pay Rs 14 crore to Jaish-e-Mohammed chief and UN designated terrorist Masood Azhar.
03:23Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is hit out at the country for funding terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
03:31He's called out the International Monetary Fund as well.
03:34Asking them to reconsider their $1 billion loan to Pakistan.
03:38Here's more.
03:39Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh sends a strong message to the IMF.
04:02Over 100 terrorists were killed in India's airstrikes on 9 terror hubs in Pakistan on May 7.
04:09Operation Sindoor demolished headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba in Bahawalpur and Muridke.
04:17After receiving a tranche of IMF loan, Pakistan announced an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each of those who died in the Indian airstrikes.
04:26This would mean a payout of Rs 14 crore to UN designated terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar.
04:56While addressing the air warriors in Bhuj, the Union Defence Minister came down heavily on Pakistan for pledging to rebuild the destroyed headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba.
05:27But I believe that a large portion of the $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund will be used to fund the terror infrastructure.
05:41The International Monetary Fund will not be considered as an indirect funding.
05:55I would like to put this question to the people of the world.
05:58Rajnath Singh also urged the IMF to reconsider its bailout package to Pakistan as it will be used to fund the terror infrastructure.
06:08India would like the IMF to reconsider its $1 billion assistance to Pakistan.
06:16India would like the IMF to reconsider its bailout package to Pakistan as it will be used to fund the terror infrastructure.
06:39Operation Sindhur didn't just land a deadly blow on the terror network.
06:44India also unmasked Pakistan in front of the entire world after its army officials were seen attending the funeral of terrorists.
06:53Despite this, the IMF went on to approve a loan of $1 billion to Pakistan.
07:01The G7 nations had condemned the Pehalgam attack and called for a de-escalation between India and Pakistan.
07:09However, their decision to approve the IMF loan to Pakistan raises questions about their commitment to fighting global terror.
07:17Bureau report India Today.
07:22Viewers, Pakistan has been a member of the International Monetary Fund since the year 1950.
07:27And 24 times since 1950, IMF has bailed Pakistan out.
07:34Once again, aid being given to bankrupt Pakistan. Completely bankrupt.
07:38Pakistan has received 24 IMF bailouts since the year 1958.
07:44Economic woes refuse to come to an end though.
07:47In spite of just so many times it's been assisted.
07:51Structural flaws and weak governance are often blamed for persistent crises.
07:56IMF report talks about repeated bailouts that have trapped Pakistan in a debt cycle.
08:02It's a never-ending cycle essentially.
08:05Labelled a major defaulter due to chronic dependence on the funds of the IMF.
08:12There are concerns about misuse of aid and diversion of funds. That remains high.
08:18Also, fears of IMF money may be indirectly. And that's a huge possibility.
08:24Defunding terror and terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Lashkar.
08:30Strict real-time monitoring is needed.
08:34Given Pakistan's track record of violating the terms that have been spelt out by the IMF.
08:42Karishma Asadani getting in more details on that big story.
08:46Karishma, this is a never-ending cycle as far as economics are concerned.
08:51Pakistan has found itself in a debt, in this huge cycle of debt which is a never-ending one.
08:58However, the IMF has often, not just often, but come to the relief of this country 24 times since the year 1958.
09:06Just give us a sense of why things are so difficult for Pakistan.
09:10Vis-a-vis utilising these funds and progressing further economically, financially.
09:15Sneha, how the funds actually work is that, firstly, this was beyond just $1 billion.
09:22Because they were also given additional $1.4 billion.
09:25A total of $2.4 billion that was approved on the night of May 9th, right amidst Operation Sindhur.
09:32But the way IMF funding works, and mind you, I must tell our viewers that despite the fact that they were given 24 times.
09:39There have been a couple of times that Pakistan has also been listed under the grey list of IMF.
09:44Because of not following proper economic reforms.
09:47While the way IMF functions, it does not take away the funding that it has already given.
09:54But it keeps a very close eye on the fact that the funding being given is used for its appropriate purpose and objective.
10:03And the fiscal stability of the country is maintained.
10:06In case there is political instability and the reforms which were pre-discussed with IMF are not followed.
10:11Then it does give IMF the power in future not to extend these loans or any kind of fiscal support to a particular country in the coming years.
10:20And Pakistan has had a taste of this previously.
10:24And a couple of other countries were also in fact put in the grey list because of this concern.
10:31India's stance has been clear.
10:33And not just what Defence Minister today is saying but also our director to IMF had also put it in Washington DC in black and white clearly.
10:44That Pakistan is a country that has showed poor record in terms of maintaining its fiscal health and utilising funds for cross-border terrorism.
10:52Hence we abstain from voting because we do not support the fact that these funds will be not used rather for its fiscal stability but for cross-border terrorism.
11:02That's right. You know these announcements have been made already that Pakistan is going to be rebuilding Murree K.
11:07You know it's something that the Defence Minister also spelt out that this was a terror hub that we destroyed and the money is being given.
11:13So what really will stop the IMF or disobey them?
11:17How does it work really in terms of Pakistan rebuilding its case?
11:21Other countries supporting it and also a country like India that says listen we aren't okay with this and hence we'll abstain from voting.
11:29Well as an individual country we do not have any further power to try and put this down.
11:34We may want to send a request. We may want to send another proposal pushing IMF.
11:39But this is to the discretion of the fact that majority countries on the board have already voted for this.
11:45But I'd like to reiterate the fact that each time IMF bails out a particular country and since we are talking about Pakistan
11:54there are certain kind of reforms that they pre-discussed that Pakistan has to work on these particular reforms.
12:00So there is also 1.4 billion dollar loan that's been given under the climate sustainability fact.
12:05So if that loan is not used for the purpose that it's being given but rather rerouted for other purposes
12:10including rebuilding of infrastructure pertaining to the India-Pakistan conflict
12:16then it may actually flag IMF to not further support Pakistan.
12:21Better scrutiny is what really is the need of the hour isn't it Karishma?
12:24How does one find out unless there is thorough scrutiny on what Pakistan really is doing with that money?
12:30Is it fighting a war with India? Borrowed money is the big question here.
12:34It's a conditional loan to Pakistan from the IMF to cut subsidies, tax untaxed sectors,
12:42prevent further depreciation of the rupee plus address the ongoing war is what is a conditional loan.
12:54I'm going to go straight across to Geeta for more on that our foreign affairs editor connecting with us at this point in time.
13:00Geeta just tell us how can India you know through diplomacy prevent Pakistan from getting this kind of monetary assistance from the IMF?
13:09Well there is a lot in the diplomatic toolkit for India to now really explore and look at.
13:18Like we were just reporting on the two aspects of the loan.
13:25One is the 1 billion and then the 1.4 on climate.
13:30Now that's the second part. The latter part of it is going to be not so difficult task when it comes.
13:38It's going to be an uphill task for India really to go out there and get the international community to have a rethink on these disbursements.
13:49But the 1.4 can be tracked more closely and easily than the one which was cleared earlier.
13:56Although all of them have huge checks and balances this time around.
14:00So Sneha there are a few things that they're going to do.
14:03One is that Pakistan's economy is in a shambles.
14:07Look at the announcements that are being made for compensation and rebuilding of Modi's game.
14:13The Indian administration has already said that Pakistan invests more in terror infrastructure and terrorists than in revival of its own economy.
14:24There will be enough proof that India will gather.
14:27And we are looking at how the diplomatic corps is going to approach the IMF.
14:32India is a contributor, not a country that takes loans from IMF and therefore has a say.
14:39Although what has been rather disappointing is that while everybody has condemned the Pahalgam terror attack,
14:48there isn't any country that has actually come and stood with India even on ensuring that this loan does not really go through.
14:55There are countries that have explicitly come out and expressed support for Pakistan.
15:00China, one of the biggest countries in terms of economy and emerging growing superpower, Azerbaijan, Turkey,
15:09a NATO country have explicitly expressed support.
15:12But for India, it seems like there is a concept of neutrality that every country has adopted.
15:20And that is not going down well for India.
15:23Maybe the approach of sending Indian teams from various political parties to various world capitals
15:33would be one of the ways and means to convince the countries to stop disbursing these loans.
15:41Because there could be objections India would raise, but those objections should be met with support from other countries to stop disbursement.
15:49That's right. The fund funnelling has to be stopped. And how can India do that?
15:52When other countries are siding with Pakistan but not so much so with India is what Geeta is telling us.
15:58I'm going to leave it to Geeta Mohan to get into those details.
16:01A foreign affairs editor putting that into perspective.
16:03We have more news coming in. Let's take a look.
16:13Home Minister Amit Shah is hailing Operation Sindhu.
16:16He says Operation Sindhu is a symbol of Prime Minister Modi's political will.
16:21Operation Sindhu reflects accuracy of intelligence agencies.
16:25Operation Sindhu showed forces striking powers is what Home Minister Amit Shah has said.
16:34It's a symbol of the Prime Minister's political will.
16:38Remember, after the Pehalgam attack, the Prime Minister had in all clear terms spoken about the fact that there will be retribution.
16:46And that those behind the attack will be punished.
16:49Countries backing terror will be punished.
16:52Home Minister Amit Shah now lauding that very spirit and decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
17:00Talking about Operation Sindhu being successful.
17:03And also how it has become a symbol of the Prime Minister's political will.
17:08In fact, Operation Sindhu reflects the accuracy of intelligence agencies.
17:15Underscoring their importance and their contribution in ensuring the success of Operation Sindhu.
17:29And in a strong and unified response to Turkey and Azerbaijan's open support for Pakistan.
17:35Over 125 top trade leaders from across India have resolved to boycott all trade, tourism and commercial ties with both the nations.
17:44The decision was taken at a national conference organized by the Confederation of All India Traders or CAIS.
17:50Essentially this is a trader's body.
17:52It has representatives from 24 states.
17:55Key actions include a nationwide boycott of goods from Turkey and Azerbaijan.
18:01Halting new trade deals, cancelling tourism promotions and urging the Indian film industry not to shoot in either countries.
18:09The business community also warned that any film shot in these nations would face public and commercial boycott.
18:16Separately the Federation of Western India Cine Employees Association has called on major OTT platforms.
18:23Like Netflix, Prime Video, Jio Cinema to stop streaming Turkish content.
18:28Urging the government to consider a ban.
18:31Protests have broken out in Delhi.
18:33With hundreds marching towards the Turkish Embassy to denounce Ankara's support for Islamabad.
18:58When the time came for India, they stood up with Pakistan.
19:02The entire country's trade and industry is very angry about this.
19:07The Confederation of All India Traders has called a national conference on this issue.
19:12In which traders from more than 24 states are present.
19:16And finally we will decide whether to stop any trade deals with Azerbaijan or Turkey.
19:27Both should be stopped immediately.
19:30At the same time, the tourism of Turkey and Azerbaijan should also be banned.
19:35Any country that stands against India, stands in support of Pakistan.
19:41India's businessmen will never support or trade with such a country.
19:48This is very clear.
19:50And with this step, Turkey and Azerbaijan's economy and trade will break.
19:58I would also like to support myself.
20:01And the Confederation of All India Traders calls on its people to invest in Turkey.
20:09And tell Turkey how it can fight with India.
20:40A large quantity of ammunition and grenades were recovered from these terror hubs.
20:44In a joint press conference by the army and the police,
20:47forces have confirmed they are conducting a major crackdown on terror hubs and terrorists.
20:52They are intensifying the search operations to neutralize these terrorists.
20:56Yesterday, forces eliminated three jihadists in Traw.
21:00And the day before they eliminated three in Shopia.
21:04Which brings it to a total of six in two days.
21:07Forces claim that during Operation Sindhul, they received intelligence input suggesting
21:12that terrorists were shifting from jungles and forests as the snow melts with the onset of the summer.
21:18They assert that they are now focusing on multiple such areas to neutralize these terrorists.
21:26In both these operations, the CRP, Army and Jammu Kashmir Police have played a key role.
21:33Our soldiers and officers have joined together to carry out these operations.
21:39These two operations were carried out in the area of Kailar, which is in Shopia.
21:45And the second one was carried out in the area of Traw.
21:49Six terrorists were neutralized in both these operations.
21:53We received the input that a terrorist group is settled in a village in Nadar.
22:02And that village was cordoned off immediately.
22:06When it was cordoned off, these terrorists took up positions in different houses and tried to fire.
22:14At that time, our challenge was to get the innocent civilians out of there.
22:24So first they were safely taken out of that place.
22:27After that, each house was searched systematically.
22:31And these three terrorists were neutralized in different places one by one.
22:57Take a look at these mouth-to-mouth Netas and the statements that they have been making.
23:28And we would like to thank Yashashree Pradhan Mantri ji.
23:33And the entire country, the entire army of the country is at his feet.
23:42The entire country is at his feet.
23:57Vamika Singh was forced to backtrack and apologize.
24:00Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday commented on wing commander Vamika Singh's cast
24:07saying she was spared insults by the Madhya Pradesh Minister because she was mistaken to be a Rajput.
24:13He refused to apologize and stood by his statement.
24:17Vamika Singh, Haryana's Jharkhand.
24:22All three leaders were heavily criticized not just by the opposition but by their own parties as well.
24:45The country is going through a period of nationalism.
24:49At this time, some people raise such things to divert their attention, which are purely foolish.
24:57Why are the people of the Indian People's Party and its media trying to save Vijay Shah with Ram Gopal's statement?
25:08Ram Gopal's statement was wrong.
25:11I want to make it clear that the people of the Indian People's Party should not try to save Vijay Shah with contempt and contempt.
25:22He is a traitor. He is a traitor.
25:25In their hunt for votes, Indian leaders are plumbing new laws every day.
25:30With Piyush Mishra, Bureau Report, India Today.
25:35Amritanshi, getting in more details on that story.
25:38Joining us from Bhopal at this point in time.
25:40Amritanshi, please tell us that there will be the strictest action possible taken against all of these leaders.
25:47Talking about the fact that the armed forces have to bow down before the Prime Minister.
25:52These statements are just not in poor taste.
25:54They were absolutely unnecessary when the nation stands united in lording our forces.
26:00The Prime Minister is led from the front.
26:03Thanking the forces on an entire nation's behalf, isn't it?
26:10We have elected these people.
26:11These people are only making derogatory comments on the people who are constantly representing the nation on the national and international borders.
26:20Apart from that, this is not the first time that Vijay Shah has been making comments on women.
26:28About 10 to 11 years before also, he made a comment on ex-Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's wife.
26:36And that time also, he has to give the resignation.
26:39But right now, as we are seeing, because FIR has been filed on Vijay Shah at the Manpur police station in the Mahu, where he made this comment.
26:48Apart from that, the High Court also stated MP government and the DGP to file an FIR.
26:54After that, Vijay Shah moved to the Supreme Court.
26:56From last two days, the Supreme Court hearing is going on.
26:59And now, the Supreme Court has adjourned this hearing today.
27:03And now, on Monday again, there will be another hearing.
27:06Apart from that, the Congress leaders are constantly slamming the BJP party and Vijay Shah for his comments.
27:13Right now, the Congress party specifically is asking for the resignation of the BJP minister.
27:21They also met Governor Mangu Bhai Patel today in the afternoon.
27:26And they demanded that the minister should be dismissed from his position.
27:29But Vijay Shah has appealed in the Supreme Court.
27:32He will be going against the order of the Supreme Court, against the order of the High Court in the Supreme Court.
27:37And he has said to the BJP that he will be keeping his statements in the Supreme Court also.
27:45And he will fight for this case.
27:47But right now, the biggest question by the party, the opposition party is that why is not BJP taking the resignation of the minister?
27:55There is also a reason because Vijay Shah is coming from a schedule.
27:59He is an SD leader. He is a scheduled tribe leader.
28:02And in Madhya Pradesh, there is around like 21.5 scheduled tribes voter, specifically of the caste from which Vijay Shah belongs.
28:12There are 58 lakhs voters.
28:14Also, Vijay Shah comes from a family which is a royal family.
28:18It's the Makarai Rajgharana of the royal family in Madhya Pradesh, Haridwar.
28:22That is why maybe BJP is securing their vote bank, the tribal vote bank, which is very important for a party during the elections.
28:29Okay, will it be vote bank over action against these motormouth netas is the big question here.
28:35I'm going to leave it at that.
28:36Amritanshi Joshi getting in those details from Bhopal at this point in time.
28:45More news coming in.
28:48The government is all set to launch a diplomatic blitz sending delegations for diplomatic outreach to expose Pakistan on terrorism.
28:56All party delegations will be sent to different countries starting next to expose Pakistan sponsored terrorism on the world forum.
29:05As part of a major diplomatic offensive post Operation Sindoor in the aftermath of the terror attack in Pahalgam.
29:12These will be MPs in various political parties.
29:15They've been sounded out by the government.
29:17And many of them we hear have given the green signal as well that they're willing to go.
29:22They're ready to go for this diplomatic exercise.
29:24While there was no clarity on the exact number of delegations of the members.
29:28Some leaders have indicated that there could be more than 30 members of parliament.
29:33They will be going to different countries.
29:35It's going to be over a period of 10 days.
29:37They will visit different blocks of countries as earmarked by the government.
29:45All right.
29:46So there will be members of parliament from different parts essentially across the political spectrum.
29:51From different parts of the country across the political spectrum moving out of India in a period of 10 days.
29:58They would be going to many other places many other countries as an outreach.
30:03It's a global outreach essentially that the Indian government under the Ministry of External Affairs has planned.
30:10It's a diplomatic outreach to send out a message and to explain specifically how India has been a victim of terror.
30:17And that this was a much needed operation against Pakistan's terrorists particularly.
30:23Not against the army.
30:25Remember India never struck at the army nor did it harm the civilians.
30:29But against the terror bases in Pakistan.
30:33India is going to explain its position on why operation Sindhu was planned and carried out.
30:44Well it's global diplomatic outreach in the part of India we just told you about.
30:49The government has picked in fact handpicked a delegation.
30:52Members of this delegation from across political parties.
30:56Who will it have?
30:57Anurag Thakur MP of the BJP.
31:00Aparajita Sarangi again Bharatiya Janata Party MP.
31:03Shashi Tharoor remember he's been talking about why the government just had to carry out this operation.
31:10He's from the Congress party.
31:11But he will be a part of it.
31:13Manish Tiwari again in support of operation Sindhu.
31:16Congress MP Salman Khurshid.
31:18Congress MP again speaking about it.
31:20Asaduddin Owaisi.
31:22Chief of the AI MIM will be a part of it.
31:25Sudeep Bandopadhyay.
31:26Trinamool Congress MP will be a part of it.
31:29JDU MP Sanjay Jha will be a part of this delegation.
31:33Making an outreach to countries outside of India.
31:36Saying what was the need for this operation.
31:39Sasmit Patra BJD MP.
31:41Supriya Sule again has spoken in favour of operation Sindhu.
31:45Remember all of these leaders have stood with the government.
31:48Political leaders have stood with the government.
31:50Saying that we stand with you in whatever decision you take in operation Sindhu.
31:56Teaching Pakistan a lesson in that sense.
31:58Kanimudi MP from the DMK will also be there.
32:03Remember Shashid Saroor, Manish Tiwari.
32:06Congress MPs and Asaduddin Owaisi.
32:09Praised the armed forces for the successful operation Sindhu.
32:13Have also commended the central government.
32:15For sending a strong message to Pakistan.
32:17That the new India stands firmly against terrorism.
32:21Listen in.
32:23You know so listening to you I get a sense.
32:25That you are giving Narendra Modi and his government.
32:2810 on 10 or 9.5 on 10.
32:31For both the way they conducted operation Sindhu.
32:35Handled the Pahalgam attack.
32:37And even handled the world diplomatically.
32:39There are others who are questioning even in your own party.
32:42Whether Mr. Modi has allowed Kashmir to get internationalized.
32:46Whether to allow an American president to announce a ceasefire.
32:49Between India and Pakistan is the.
32:51Is setting a dangerous precedent.
32:54Am I to understand that you are giving 9.5 or 10 out of 10.
32:58To Prime Minister Modi.
33:00Which is unusual remember for an opposition leader to do so.
33:03It was not my place to award marks to anybody.
33:06Let alone my betters.
33:08Let alone the head of our government.
33:10So I'm not avoiding any marks for anybody.
33:12All I'm saying right now is.
33:14I believe that the matters that were under our control.
33:17Namely how to conduct this operation.
33:19Including its naming it.
33:21Its presentation of it.
33:22Information briefings.
33:23All that were very well done.
33:25If you ask me whether Mr. Trump announcing this ceasefire was a good idea.
33:29It was a terrible idea.
33:30But if you're implying that we could have controlled it.
33:33Or that perhaps a chief minister from another.
33:35A prime minister from another party.
33:37Could have controlled Mr. Trump better.
33:39Well I'm very happy to wish you good luck in doing that.
33:42I think this is a gentleman who escapes such easy control.
33:46And therefore I don't know whether it's entirely appropriate.
33:50To score political points off Mr. Trump's shoulders.
33:53Because Mr. Trump is Mr. Trump.
33:55And I don't think anybody in any foreign country.
33:57Is able to control what he does and how he does it.
34:00All I can say is that India has to make it very clear.
34:03To the world.
34:04To Mr. Trump.
34:05To the Pakistanis.
34:06And to the Indian public.
34:08Whether we're going to do what Mr. Trump implies we're going to do.
34:11And I think it's already become very clear we're not.
34:13We're not going to give the Pakistanis the benefit of a negotiation.
34:18That they have done nothing to earn.
34:20We're not going to give them the privilege of sitting across the table with them.
34:25As a reward for their having killed 26 civilians in Pahelgaon.
34:28And a further 22 in Poonch.
34:31And sent 59 to hospital as well.
34:33Their behavior has been egregious to say the least.
34:37And we're not going to be talking lovey-dovey with the Pakistanis.
34:40For a long time to come.
34:43As far as the question of re-hyphenation and internationalization and so on.
34:49Let somebody try and get us to talk to the Pakistanis.
34:53And we'll tell them exactly why we won't.
34:55I think we can't judge international affairs on the basis of one truth social post.
35:04Or one headline.
35:05We have to look at a pattern of behavior.
35:07We have to look at what follows next.
35:10The reason I asked you that was.
35:13Dr. Tharoor you've seen the way your party has reacted.
35:16Your party officially has called for a special session of parliament.
35:20You're a member of parliament.
35:21They've called a special session of parliament.
35:23That's been reiterated saying.
35:25We need all the issues underlying this ceasefire to be put up before parliament.
35:31We need a full debate.
35:32You clearly are saying there is no need for a parliament special session.
35:35You seem to suggest that.
35:38I'm sorry.
35:39I don't know where you got that from.
35:40I've supported the demand from the very beginning.
35:42The party has every right to make such a demand.
35:45And in fact I pointed out that in 1962 when we were at war with China.
35:50We actually managed to have a debate in parliament.
35:53A special session of parliament.
35:54Which the prime minister personally attended and responded to questions.
35:57And in those days there was no anti-defection law.
36:00So some of the toughest questions came to him from his own party.
36:03And he was able to handle that.
36:04So I think a parliamentary session is entirely healthy.
36:07I've done my part as chairman of the external affairs committee.
36:10In requesting the foreign secretary to come and give us a briefing.
36:14Which he's going to do next Monday.
36:15That's the prerogative of the committee.
36:18And that's his duty.
36:19And he's accepted that duty.
36:20So that's part of the parliamentary accountability process.
36:24That is important in a parliamentary democracy like ours.
36:27Let me ask you as I conclude.
36:29Operation Sindoor itself.
36:30I had your colleague Shashi Tharoor on the show two days ago.
36:33He congratulated the Modi government.
36:35Believed that the government had ensured that we hit the Pakistanis hard and smart.
36:39And he felt that it was the right thing to do.
36:42Do you also believe that the government has taken the right stand on Pakistan?
36:46In the UPA years you were accused of strategic restraint.
36:49Not doing enough.
36:50Now the government effectively is saying.
36:52We entered the house and hit Pakistan.
36:54Hit them where it hurts.
36:58Well first of all Rajdeep.
36:59Every government takes national security decisions.
37:02Based upon the imperatives and the best information which is there before it.
37:10So therefore you know to compare two national security situations.
37:15I don't think is the correct way of approaching any national security issue.
37:20Having said that.
37:21In my estimation the government did the appropriate thing.
37:25That they targeted.
37:28And efficaciously hit the terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
37:34It was an attempt once again to establish strategic deterrence.
37:40And I do hope the strategic deterrence sends a salutary message to Pakistan.
37:46That the use of semi-state actors.
37:49In order to perpetrate terror.
37:52Or to use terror as an instrument of state policy.
37:56Is something which the government of India.
37:59The people of India.
38:01And by people I mean the entire opposition in India.
38:05Is not going to tolerate at all under any circumstances.
38:10So yes the punitive strikes were necessary.
38:13It was an imperative.
38:15And I do hope it sends that salutary message.
38:18And establishes the conventional deterrence.
38:22That we hope to establish in order to ensure.
38:26That Pakistan refrains from using these semi-state actors.
38:31Pakistan is hell-bent on destabilizing a country which has a population of 133 crores.
38:37That you must remember a country which has the fifth largest economy in the world.
38:43How can the world sit quiet and allow this thing to happen.
38:47And it is very unfortunate that the IMF has sanctioned a loan of $1 billion.
38:52I would call it a loan to the militant organization over there.
38:57Very unfortunate that the US, Canada and Germany have kept quiet.
39:02When they know for a fact that it is Pakistan which is promoting financing terrorism against India.
39:08And this money you mark my words will never be used to eradicate poverty.
39:13To ensure that the polio rates in Pakistan come down.
39:16It will never be used for women empowerment in Pakistan of education.
39:19This will be used only to promote terrorist activities against India.
39:24That is most unfortunate.
39:46Pakistan occupied Kashmir when the issue of terrorism.
39:49We have told the world that we will hold a composite dialogue.
39:52Is what he said.
39:53It was also in fact the deputy prime minister.
39:56That said the ceasefire with India has been extended up until the 18th of May.
40:01But a political dialogue will ultimately have to take place.
40:04To resolve the problems between the two neighbors.
40:09The talks on 10th of May were extended.
40:14The ceasefire between the two was extended to 12th of May.
40:18On 12th the talks were again extended to 14th of May.
40:21Today the talks were again extended to 18th of May.
40:23Ultimately it will go to the dialogue.
40:28These are military to military communications.
40:31Obviously the political dialogue will take place.
40:36The solutions will be there.
40:38We have told the world that we will hold a composite dialogue.
41:06In a carefully worded message Sharif extended an olive branch but attached a key condition.
41:11Any meaningful dialogue he said must involve addressing the Kashmir issue.
41:16While his remarks signal a potential diplomatic opening.
41:19They also reflect Islamabad's continued insistence on placing Kashmir at the center of bilateral negotiations.
41:27A stance that has historically stalled talks between the two countries.
41:31Meanwhile India has maintained that the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
41:35And the union territory of Ladakh are and always will be integral and inalienable parts of India.
41:40Shahbaz was accompanied to the airbase by Deputy Prime Minister Ishtar.
41:44Defense Minister Akhwaja Asif.
41:46Army Chief General Asim Munir.
41:49Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babir Sithu.
41:54We are ready to talk about peace.
42:00You know the necessary conditions for peace.
42:14But I would like to remind you again.
42:18The people of Kashmir will have to give their rightful self-determination to the United Nations.
42:41And the blood of Kashmiris that has been shed in the valley of Kashmir is still alive.
42:55I would like to tell the international community that we have a policy.
43:09If we talk to Pakistan, we will talk about terrorism.
43:18If we talk to Pakistan, we will talk about POK.
43:48If we talk to Pakistan, we will talk about terrorism.
43:58If we talk to Pakistan, we will talk about POK.
44:08Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has urged revival of the Tulbul Navigation Project.
44:13And said that the Indus water treaty has been one of the biggest historic betrayals of the people of Kashmir.
44:19He stressed that opposing a blatantly unfair treaty is no way, shape, size or form of war mongering.
44:26It is about correcting a historic injustice.
44:31Sources are telling us that Pakistani government has approached government of India.
44:37And it has pleaded that nothing should be done that should stop the flow of water going towards Pakistan.
44:44But the government of India has made it clear that we are not going to tolerate terrorism.
44:49Water and blood cannot flow together.
44:52This is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
44:55This is a stern message to Islamabad that terrorism will not be tolerated.
45:00Once completed these two power projects, Dulhasti as well as Ratle power projects,
45:06it's going to benefit the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
45:09It's going to generate electricity and at the same time it's going to minimize the flow of water going towards Pakistan.
45:17So a stern message is being sent to Pakistan that India is not going to tolerate terrorism.
45:22And if Pakistan doesn't mend its ways, then it will have heavy price.
45:27It will have heavy cost for Pakistan.
45:30Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dullu during his visit to the two hydroelectric power project sites in Kishtiwad district of Jammu and Kashmir
45:39has clearly instructed all the officials that work should be expedited.
45:44And if there are any issues, those issues should be resolved at the earliest.
45:49Because the government wants to complete these projects as soon as possible
45:54so that the people of Jammu and Kashmir can benefit a lot.