Pak’s nuclear blackmail will ‘no longer be tolerated’: PM Modi slams Indus Water Treaty for being ‘one sided’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the country is ready to give a befitting reply to the nuclear blackmail issued by Pakistan on several occasions in the past few days. While addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he stated that Pakistan’s nuclear threats will “no longer be tolerated.”

He criticized the water-sharing agreement under the Indus Water Treaty, calling it “unjust” and “one-sided.”

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He said, “Nuclear blackmail has been continuing for a long time, but it will no longer be tolerated. If our enemies persist in such attempts, our armed forces will respond on their own terms, at a time of their choosing, and by achieving the objectives they set. We are ready to give a befitting reply.”

#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “The people of our country have clearly understood how unjust and one-sided the Indus agreement is. The waters of rivers originating in India have been irrigating the fields of our enemies, while the farmers and the land of my… pic.x.com/N0hbEU1gmR

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2025

Criticizing the Indus Water Treaty, PM Modi said, “The people of our country have clearly understood how unjust and one-sided the Indus agreement is. The waters of rivers originating in India have been irrigating the fields of our enemies, while the farmers and land of my own country remain thirsty.”

He added, “This is an agreement that has caused unimaginable damage to the farmers of my country for the last seven decades. Now, the rights over the water belong only to the farmers of India…”

He stated, “Bharat ne yeh tay kar liya hai ki khoon aur paani ek saath nahi bahega…”

In the past few days, Pakistani leaders Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif threatened India with nuclear action if it attempts to alter the flow of the Indus River or block water through the Indus water channels to Pakistan.

On August 10, 2025, during a dinner in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, reportedly issued a stark warning to India regarding the Indus Waters Treaty. He stated, “We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us.” Additionally, Munir threatened to destroy any future Indian dams with “ten missiles” and emphasized that the Indus River is not India’s “family property.”

These remarks drew criticism from India, with the Ministry of External Affairs describing them as “nuclear sabre-rattling” and urging Pakistan to temper its rhetoric.