23-04-2025
J&K terror attack: FM Nirmala Sitharaman ends US-Peru trip early amid J&K terror attack, rushing back to India
By News Desk Published on April 23, 2025, 07:05 IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is cutting short her official visit to the United States and Peru in light of the tragic terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the development via a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating that the minister is taking the earliest available flight back to India.
'Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman is cutting short her official visit to the USA-Peru. She is taking the earliest available flight back to India to be with our people in this difficult and tragic time,' the ministry wrote.
🔴 #BREAKING | J&K Terror Attack | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Cuts Short US-Peru Visit, To Return To India
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 23, 2025
Her return follows that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia to address the aftermath of the terror attack.
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