The Parliament debate on Operation Sindoor continues in the Parliament, with discussion held in Lok Sabha on Monday, and now followed in Rajya Sabha. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and the Leader of the House JP Nadda, took part in the discussion held in the Rajya Sabha.
Addressing the debate in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar stated that putting the 1960 Indus Water Treaty in abeyance was an important step taken by India. He said, "The Indus Water Treaty will be held in abeyance until Pakistan irrevocably gives up its support of terrorism."
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Repeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words, Jaishankar said, "Blood and water will not flow together." Adding, "India has faced cross-border terrorism since 1947. Operation Sindoor gave the message that India will not accept nuclear blackmail. It was Pakistan that begged India for a ceasefire."
He further said, "The Indus Water Treaty in many ways is a very unique agreement. I cannot think of any agreement in the world where a country has allowed its major rivers to flow to the next country without having rights on that river. So, it was an extraordinary agreement, and it's important when we have put it in abeyance, to recall the history of this event. Yesterday, I heard people, some people are uncomfortable with history. They prefer that historical things be forgotten. Maybe it does not suit them, they only like to recall small things."
"The world saw India's weak response to terror attacks. Congress portrayed Pakistan as a victim of a terror attack. Action in Operation Sindoor was non-escalatory. To people who are questioning the success of Operation Sindoor, I ask them to see the photos of Pakistan airbases destroyed in Operation Sindoor."
S Jaishankar also clarified on the US President Donald Trump's constant claims of being the mediator of the India-Pakistan ceasefire. India's opposition has also questioned the Government for agreeing to the ceasefire under US pressure.
Jaishankar slammed all the claims, saying, "Mein unko ye kehna chahta hoon, vo kaan kholke sun le. April 22 se June 16 tak, ek bhi phone call President Trump aur Prime Minister Modi ke beech mein nahi hua (I want to say it to them, they should have all ears. There has been no single phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi between April 22 to June 16).
Jaishankar also went on to address questions of handling terror, saying, "Let me tell you what has changed in the last decade. We have been able to put terrorism on every global agenda. Today, if terrorism is on the global agenda, it is due to the efforts of the Modi Government. We were able to get Masood Azhar and Abdul Rehman Makki, two notorious terrorists, placed under the sanctions of the UN Security Council. Some years ago, when we were a member of the Security Council, we were able to hold a Security Council meeting at the venue of the terrorist attack at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. That even had a huge impact...we were able, through bilateral agreements and understandings, to bring back terrorists from a key country, who have been sent back to India. I remind you that Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was wanted for the 26/11 Mumbai attack, has finally been brought back to India by the Modi Government. It is the effort of the PM Modi Government that 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana has been extradited to India. It is due to our diplomatic efforts that today, for the first time, the UN has recognized TRF as responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack in its papers."
"Several countries were in touch with us post Operation Sindoor. Countries do approach each other in such times. There was no linkage of trade in any of the conversations. No direct talk between PM Modi and President Trump in any of these discussions. On the 10th of May, we got a call from the US and Saudi Arabia."
The External Affairs Minister hit out at the Opposition further, saying, "The then PM is saying that let us do this treaty (Indus Water Treaty) because the Indian Government should put the interest of the Pakistani Punjab. Not a word about the interest of the farmers of Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Himachal...He now says that because people are saying, we have felt that in the circumstances, this is the right settlement. We purchased peace, and it is good for both countries...1960, he said that we purchased peace. We didn't purchase peace, we purchased appeasement because within one year, the same PM accepted that with Pakistan, there is no peace."
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