Military attack by Pakistan will be met with ‘very firm response’: S Jaishankar | India News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday declared India’s intention to offer a “very very firm response” to any retaliation by Pakistan for India’s “Operation Sindoor.” Jaishankar made the assertion throughout his bilateral assembly with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, who arrived in New Delhi from Islamabad.“You are visiting India at a time when we are responding to a particularly barbaric attack on 22nd April in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.This attack compelled us to respond on 7th May by striking at the cross-border terrorist infrastructure,” Jaishankar stated, referring to India’s army motion on websites linked to terrorist teams in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).India has named the strikes “Operation Sindoor.”“Our response was targeted and measured. It is not our intention to escalate the situation. However, if there are military attacks on us, there should be no doubt that it will be met with a very very firm response. As a neighbour and close partner, it is important that you have a good understanding of the situation,” the exterior affairs minister added.Earlier within the day, Jaishankar held a gathering with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Aljubeir, and shared India’s perspective on “firmly countering terrorism.”On Wednesday, he held dialogue with this counterparts. from Spain, France, Germany, Japan, and Qatar. He emphasised India’s strategy to cross-border terrorism and expressed gratitude for his or her solidarity and assist.Operation SindoorIn response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Pakistan-backed terrorists, Indian armed forces, within the early hours of Wednesday, destroyed 9 terror websites in Pakistan and PoK.“Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families. Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed… The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives,” Indian Air Force’s wing commander Vyomika Singh stated at a media briefing.Foreign secretary Vikram Misri and Indian Army’ Colonel Sofiya Qureshi additionally spoke on the press convention.The strikes, carried out between 1:05 am and 1:30 am, had been a coordinated effort by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, in accordance with Singh.