Ahead of the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the operation had “paid its dividends,” while stressing that wars offer no lasting solutions and only bring suffering.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Abdullah said, “ ‘Sindoor’ has paid its dividends. I think there is no more question of wars. Wars do not bring a solution, they just bring misery.”
Drawing parallels with ongoing global conflicts, he pointed to the devastation caused by the Russia-Ukraine War and instability in the Middle East.
“Look at Ukraine and the destruction there, look at the Middle East,” he said, underlining the human and economic costs of prolonged conflicts.
Abdullah also highlighted the wider economic repercussions, particularly disruptions in energy supplies.
Referring to gas production challenges linked to Iran war, he noted that countries like Qatar could take “one or two years” to fully restore production levels.
When asked about the Middle East situation, the former Chief Minister said the possibility of a full-scale war remains low due to fragile global economic conditions.
“Don’t worry, the world isn’t ready for war. Economic conditions of every country are already bad, and no country wants war,” he said. “ The Middle East has most of the oil and gas, and if pressure continues, then the situation in the world will be so bad that it will be difficult to survive.”
On the Bengal election, Abdullah said Mamata Banerjee is not ready to accept the results.
“She (Mamata) says there was lot of rigging. This is the situation in Bengal. Tamil Nadu is getting a new government. Congress won in Kerala, the BJP won in Assam. What else is there.. he said.
On the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the recent Assembly elections, Abdullah said, “There was an impact of everything.”
On blasts in Punjab, Farooq said such things have been happening in India, and there was nothing new.
“You should not panic,” he said.
