'1971 Circumstances Were Different': Shashi Tharoor Backs Ceasefire, Says Lesson Has Been Taught To Terrorists

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has backed nan ceasefire knowing betwixt India and Pakistan, calling it a basal measurement to forestall escalation, while distancing nan existent business from nan 1971 war. "1971 was a awesome achievement, Indira Gandhi rewrote nan representation of nan subcontinent, but nan circumstances were different," Tharoor said, rejecting comparisons being drawn connected societal media betwixt nan activity styles of Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking connected nan caller knowing reached betwixt New Delhi and Islamabad, Tharoor said nan business was spiraling unnecessarily. “We had reached a shape wherever nan escalation was needlessly getting retired of control. Peace is basal for us,” he said, asserting that India had achieved its constricted objective.

“This was not a warfare that we intended to continue. We conscionable wanted to thatch terrorists a lesson, and that instruction has been taught,” Tharoor added. He besides expressed assurance successful nan government’s efforts to way down those down nan Pahalgam attack. “I'm judge nan authorities will proceed trying to place and way nan circumstantial individuals who did nan horrors of Pahalgam.”

While emphasizing nan value of 1971, Tharoor pointed retired that nan discourse past was very different. “Bangladesh was fighting a civilized cause, and liberating Bangladesh was a clear objective. Just keeping connected firing shells astatine Pakistan is not a clear objective,” he said.

His comments travel amid a wider governmental statement complete India’s determination to judge a ceasefire, pinch immoderate questioning whether nan move was made nether unit from nan United States. The Congress statement weighed successful by invoking erstwhile Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s defiance of American unit during nan 1971 war. Quoting Gandhi’s connection to then-US President Richard Nixon, nan statement posted: “We person our backbones straight, capable will & resources to conflict each atrocities. Times person passed erstwhile immoderate federation sitting 3 aliases 4 1000 miles distant could springiness orders to Indians connected nan ground of colour superiority to do arsenic they wished.” 

“That was courage, that was opinionated up for India, that was not compromising pinch nan nation’s pride,” nan Congress station said.

Separately, Sushant Sareen, elder chap astatine nan Observer Research Foundation, called India's caller cognition a landmark subject success. “From what I americium learning, Op Sindoor is arsenic spectacular a triumph arsenic 1971 successful position of Indian subject domination,” he wrote connected X. Sareen added, “These Punjabi Muslims person been shown up to being nan loudmouth boasters they are. Bajwa was correct. The Pakistan Army is nary lucifer for Indian equipped forces. Even nan Chinese realised that and that’s why they counseled restraint.”
 

Published on: May 11, 2025 10:38 AM IST