Claim
India's Prime Minister has clearly stated that terrorism and talks cannot go together, terrorism and trade cannot go together, and water and blood cannot flow together.
“हमारे प्रधानमंत्री ने स्पष्ट शब्दों में कहा है कि आतंकवाद और बातचीत एक साथ नहीं चल सकते। आतंकवाद और व्यापार एक साथ नहीं चल सकते। पानी और खून एक साथ नहीं बह सकते।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
All three formulations are genuine statements by PM Narendra Modi, made in his 12 May 2025 address to the nation following Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam attack: 'terror and talks cannot go together', 'terror and trade cannot go together', and — regarding the suspended Indus Waters Treaty — that blood/water and water/blood cannot flow together. The anchor's paraphrase faithfully reflects Modi's on-record remarks, so the claim is accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/terror-and-talks-cannot-go-together-blood-and-water-cannot-flow-together-pm-modi-hits-out-at-pakistan-over-support-to-cross-border-terrorism20250512230233/ ANI report on PM Modi's 12 May 2025 address to the nation after Operation Sindoor, stating terror and talks cannot go together, terror and trade cannot go together, and referencing Indus Waters Treaty abeyance ('water and blood cannot flow together'). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.memri.org/reports/indian-pm-modis-address-operation-sindoor MEMRI transcript/analysis of Modi's Operation Sindoor address quoting 'Terror and trade cannot go together' and 'blood and water will not flow together'. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-addresses-the-lok-sabha-during-a-special-discussion-on-operation-sindoor/ Official PMO record of Modi reiterating the same policy formulations on terror, talks, trade and water in Parliament. ✓ reachable · archived