As I complete this article on Sunday morning, a tense peace prevails on the northern and western borders of our country. People heaved a sigh of relief when a ceasefire was announced between India and Pakistan on Saturday evening. However, the relief was short-lived as, within a few hours, Pakistani drones violated the ceasefire.

I hope the situation normalises quickly.

India’s position, like always, is crystal clear. We don’t want a war. Our fight isn’t against a nation or its people, but a campaign against terrorism. The terrorists who have the blood of our citizens on their hands are now seeking refuge in their sanctuaries in Pakistan. We want to hunt them down and their masters who conspired and then gunned down 25 Indians and a Nepali citizen in the Baisaran valley of Pahalgam after singling them out for their religion. The annihilation of the criminals who carried out the massacre is our holy duty. New Delhi, under the leadership of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, is pursuing this path with single-minded focus.

While the Indian armed forces are conducting pinpoint operations, the Pakistani army is indulging in indiscriminate attacks across residential areas, showing an opposite behaviour. I saw on a foreign TV channel that the Pakistani forces were lustily shouting religious slogans after firing missiles. They haven’t been told that religion is meant to bring people together and not to tear........

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