Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India was fully prepared to sustain a ‘prolonged conflict’ during ‘Operation Sindoor’ last year and had halted it on “our own terms”.“India did not halt the operation because capabilities had been exhausted or diminished. We halted it entirely on our own terms. We were fully prepared to sustain a prolonged conflict,” said the minister as he looked to refute claims of the US intervention.Addressing a National Security Summit in New Delhi, he said Operation Sindoor (May 7-10, 2025) has conveyed an unequivocal global message that India was no longer bound by the old mindset of merely issuing diplomatic statements against terror attacks on its soil.”Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has moved beyond mere intent and rhetoric by demonstrating its unwavering commitment through decisive action,” said Rajnath Singh adding that  during that period, India had not fallen for the bluff or a threat of a nuclear strike and had accomplished the set objectives. “This is the ‘New World Order’; the ‘New India’ of this new global era. This is an India which makes no distinction between terrorism and those who sponsor it. This is the unequivocal policy of our Prime Minister, which has transformed India amidst the shifting global landscape,” he said.The government had maintained a firm stance that any act of terrorism, under any circumstances, would not be tolerated, he said, describing the surgical strikes, air strikes and Operation Sindoor as a manifestation of the government’s resolute stance against the menace.Terrorism, he said, emanated from a distorted and perverse mindset. It cast a dark stain on humanity. “It is a fight against a barbaric ideology that stands in direct opposition to every human value…attempts are made to justify terrorism by giving it a religious colour or linking it to a violent ideology.”On Pakistan’s continuous support to terrorism, Rajnath said: “Both India and Pakistan attained independence at the same time. However, today India is recognised globally for IT, i.e. ‘Information Technology’, while Pakistan is regarded as the epicenter of a different IT, i.e. ‘International Terrorism’.”On the military front, Operation Sindoor was a shining example of jointness and synergy of the Indian defence forces. He said the Army,  Navy, and the Indian Air Force acted in concert and under a unified plan, demonstrating conclusively that India’s military might no longer operated in silos; instead, it had emerged as a joint, integrated global power.