India, April 30 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reiterated that India put a halt on Operation Sindoor voluntarily, on its own terms, and was ready for a "long war" against Pakistan.

Singh was speaking at the ANI National Security Summit 2.0, when he called Pakistan the epicentre of International Terrorism and called for uprooting the ideological and political roots of terrorism.

"During Operation Sindoor, we precisely targeted those who had attacked us. And I want to clarify here again that we didn't stop this operation because our capabilities had diminished. We stopped it voluntarily, on our own terms, and if necessary, we were fully prepared for a long war," he said.

The defence minister added that the Indian armed for...