Chidambaram responds to controversy over 26/11 comments

Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram denied media reports suggesting the US directly halted India’s military response after the 26/11 attacks, asserting he was misquoted. He acknowledged that although he supported retaliation, international diplomatic pressure, particularly from then-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, swayed the Manmohan Singh government against taking military action.

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