New Delhi, April 30 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday affirmed that India voluntarily put a halt to Operation Sindoor on its own terms and was ready for a long war against Pakistan.

Addressing the ANI National Security Summit 2.0, Rajnath Singh called Pakistan the epicentre of International Terrorism and called for uprooting the ideological and political roots of terrorism.

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the Defence Minister lauded the "zero tolerance policy." He also noted that India did not fall for the "bluff" of a nuclear attack.

Recalling Operation Sindoor, which came as India's response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack last year, the Union Minister said, "It's been almost a year since Operation...