{"id":12784,"date":"2026-08-16T00:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T00:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12784"},"modified":"2026-08-16T00:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T00:09:19","slug":"indias-tolerance-should-not-be-mistaken-for-weakness-nsa-ajit-doval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12784","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;India&#8217;s tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness&#8217;: NSA Ajit Doval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133268559,imgsize-82781,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/the-national-security-adviser-widely-seen-as-one-of-the-architects-of-the-retaliation-for-the-pahalgam-attack-indicated-that-india-had-made-up-its-mind-to-go-to-any-extent.jpg\" alt=\"'India's tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness': NSA Ajit Doval\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: &#8220;Thanks to our intelligence agencies&#8230; they did a brilliant job and within a short period of time, we were able to identify the perpetrators and act with precision,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ajit-doval\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ajit Doval<\/a> said. The national security adviser, widely seen as one of the architects of the retaliation for the Pahalgam attack, indicated that India had made up its mind to go to any extent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;Once it starts, we are willing to go as far as necessary for a nation to preserve its sovereignty and&#8230;there are no limits on that. We fight till the last drop of blood. India&#8217;s being more tolerant should not be mistaken for its weakness,&#8221; Doval said, confirming that the terrorists who had targeted their victims on the basis of faith had breached the country&#8217;s pain threshold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The perpetrators had audaciously taunted the Indian leadership, daring it to retaliate. <!-- -->&#8220;They (Pahalgam terrorists) had told victims that &#8216;jaake Modi ko bol do jo kar sakta hai kar le&#8217;,&#8221; the NSA recalled.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Doval said India had decided at the outset that the operation would focus on destroying enemy camps associated with the Pahalgam attack, which took place on April 22, 2025, claiming the lives of 26 innocent people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;We wanted the Pakistan Army to realise that this support to terrorism or inability to take effective action against the terrorists is something which is not tolerable to us&#8230; Basically, the world is very clear: India&#8217;s generosity or India&#8217;s being more tolerant should not be mistaken for its weakness,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The NSA described <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/operation-sindoor\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Sindoor<\/a> as evidence of India&#8217;s growing technological and military capabilities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/indias-tolerance-should-not-be-mistaken-for-weakness-nsa-ajit-doval\/articleshow\/133268549.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: &#8220;Thanks to our intelligence agencies&#8230; they did a brilliant job and within a short period of time, we were able to identify the perpetrators and act with precision,&#8221; Ajit Doval said. 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