India had considered military action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but stepped back under international pressure, including from the United States, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram revealed on Monday.

The BJP quickly reacted to Chidambaram’s statement. The party had earlier faced criticism from the opposition, including Congress, over the Operation Sindoor ceasefire. That was after Donald Trump claimed he told India and Pakistan to stop fighting, and they agreed.

Chidambaram, who was Home Minister in the Congress-led UPA government at the time, told a Hindi news channel that “the whole world came to Delhi and told us not to start a war.”

What P. Chidambaram said

“The whole world descended upon Delhi to tell us ‘don’t start a war’. Condoleezza Rice, who was

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