India, July 28 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India had halted its military action against Pakistan in May as it had met all its political and military objectives, and not under any pressure.

"India paused its action because the predecided political and military objectives were achieved. Saying that this operation was paused under any pressure is baseless and absolutely wrong. In my political life, I have always tried not to speak lies ever," Rajnath Singh said while initiating the discussion in the Lok Sabha during Parliament's Monsoon Session on the Operation Sindoor, India's military's response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 people were killed.

Rajnath Singh asserted that the armed forces...