Pahalgam Terror Attack: 'pm Modi Exercised A Great Deal Of Restraint,' Says Ex-us Nsa John Bolton

Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton said that he believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exercised a awesome woody of restraint successful dealing pinch Pakistan. His remark came astir 2 weeks aft a panic onslaught successful Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam claimed nan lives of 26 people, mostly tourists. 

He further said that India group a measurement for nan remainder of nan world arsenic it tried everything to guarantee a serene solution to nan long-standing conflict betwixt New Delhi and Islamabad. As per nan erstwhile US NSA, this could see Pakistan's all-weather ally China pressuring it to enactment against panic groups connected its soil. 

"I deliberation Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercised a awesome woody of restraint, having been done a akin section successful 2019," he said successful an exclusive question and reply pinch NDTV. Bolton was referring to nan onslaught successful J&K's Pulwama weeks earlier nan 2019 wide election, which claimed nan lives of 40 CRPF soldiers. 

He besides highlighted that 2019 was not nan first clip a panic onslaught happened successful India, while adding that nan Kashmir rumor is simply a continuing root of tensions betwixt nan 2 countries. 

"2019 wasn't nan first clip a panic onslaught happened successful India. It (the Kashmir issue) is simply a continuing root of hostility and consequence betwixt 2 atomic powers. But, and I dislike to telephone it an 'opportunity', location is simply a infinitesimal we, i.e., nan US and others, tin impulse some parties to say, erstwhile again, 'let america effort and find a measurement to forestall this from happening successful nan future'."

Furthermore, John Bolton stated categorically that India is "entitled to retaliate and effort to destruct violent threats" to its sovereignty and people, but besides urged New Delhi to exhaust each negotiated measures earlier opting to spell for a subject counterstrike. 

Indians are expecting New Delhi to retaliate militarily ever since PM Modi gave "complete operational freedom" to nan Armed Forces to avenge Pahalgam. 

In ray of expanding tensions betwixt India and Pakistan pursuing nan Pahalgam attack, nan Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has instructed respective states to transportation retired extended civilian defense drills connected May 7 to heighten readiness against imaginable threats.

Other cardinal initiatives arsenic per this directive include: aerial ambush sirens (Ensuring sirens are fresh to alert civilians quickly), civilian training (Teaching civilians and students protective measures during attacks), blackout protocols (Implementing contiguous blackout procedures to trim visibility during aerial raids), camouflaging installations (Early camouflage of captious infrastructure to shield against aerial surveillance), and removal plans (Updating and practicing removal strategies for orderly responses successful emergencies). 

Published on: May 6, 2025 8:38 AM IST