New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- In his final Mann Ki Baat monthly radio address of 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Operation Sindoor - India's military response to a Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam - in May had become a symbol of national pride, signalling to the world that India does not compromise on its security.

"This year, 'Operation Sindoor' became a symbol of pride for every Indian. The world clearly saw that today's India does not compromise on its security. During 'Operation Sindoor', images of love and devotion towards Maa Bharati emerged from every corner of the country. People expressed their feelings in their own unique ways," he said.

Modi also said that consumers had preferred 'Swadeshi' goo...