Prime Minister Modi in his first address to the nation after Operation Sindoor said while Pakistan pleaded with India to stop the military offensive, New Delhi considered it only after they promised to stop their misadventure.

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday issued a stern warning to Pakistan in his first public address since Operation Sindoor, asserting that India has only "paused" military action and will retaliate on its own terms if another terror attack occurs.