‘Zero-Tolerance Against Terrorism’: PM Modi Hails India’s Resolve, Recalls Surgical Strike Against Pakistan

Last Updated:September 27, 2026, 11:19 IST

PM Modi said India is following a “zero-tolerance policy” against terrorism as he recalled the surgical strike against Pakistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is following a “zero-tolerance policy” against terrorism, while recalling the country’s response to cross-border terrorism and the 2016 surgical strike against Pakistan.

Addressing the 138th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Modi said the surgical strike demonstrated India’s resolve to respond to terrorism.

“Today, India is following a Zero-Tolerance Policy against terrorism, and we are also seeing the results of this approach,” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister said the surgical strike, carried out a decade ago, was a response to the attacks and suffering India had endured because of terrorism.

“India had conducted a surgical strike against Pakistan to fight terrorism, and the whole world had witnessed it,” he said.

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What policy does Prime Minister Modi say India follows against terrorism?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India is strictly following a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and is witnessing positive results from this approach.

Which historic anti-terror operation did PM Modi recall during Mann Ki Baat?

PM Modi recalled the 2016 surgical strike against Pakistan, noting that it demonstrated India’s resolve and served as a direct response to cross-border terrorism and suffering.

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PM Modi emphasized that the surgical strike carried out a decade ago was witnessed by the entire world as a clear response to the attacks India endured from terrorism.

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