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NDTV
07-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
India Ready To "Retaliate Resolutely" If Pak Escalates Tensions: NSA Doval
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday told his counterparts in various countries that India has no intent to escalate tensions but is prepared to "retaliate resolutely" if Pakistan does so, officials said. Mr Doval briefed his counterparts in the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and Japan about India's missile strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He also established contact with Russia and France, officials said. "NSA briefed his counterparts on actions taken and method of execution, which was measured, non-escalatory and restrained. He emphasised that India had no intent to escalate but was well prepared to retaliate resolutely should Pakistan decide to escalate," an official said. The conversations took place soon after India carried out Operation Sindoor at nine sites. He spoke to US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UK's Jonathan Powell, Saudi Arabia's Musaid Al Aiban, UAE's H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon, and Japan's Masataka Okano. "Contact was also established with Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu, Member of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of PRC Wang Yi and Diplomatic Adviser to French President Emmanuel Bonne," the official said. Mr Doval will be in further touch with his counterparts in the days ahead.
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Business Standard
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
NSA Doval speaks with US Secretary of State after Indian strikes on Pak
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has spoken with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly after" India early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and briefed him on the actions taken, the Indian Embassy in Washington DC said. India launched ' Operation Sindoor ' targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pak-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. India's actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted, a press release from the Embassy of India, Washington DC said. It said that shortly after the strikes, NSA Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken. The release said that terrorists killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 in a brutal and heinous attack. India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack, it said. It was expected that Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them. Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India, it added.
Hans India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Hope military actions end quickly,Trump on India-Pakistan escalation
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Indian strikes on Pakistan were expected and that it's his 'hope it ends very quickly.' The Indian embassy in Washington DC also said in a statement that India's National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval, briefed Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who holds additional charge as the National Security Adviser, about the strikes. 'It's a shame,' President Trump said at an unrelated White House interaction with news reporters. 'We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval ... They've been fighting for a long time. ... I just hope it ends very quickly.' The Indian embassy said, 'Shortly after the strikes, NSA Ajit Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken.' It added: 'India's actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted.' The Embassy said India has 'credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack' and that Pakistan was expected to take action against the perpetrators. 'Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by. Pakistan has indulged in denial and allegations of false flag operations against India.' President Trump's remarks were the first by an American official after the strikes. Earlier, Tammy Bruce, the state department spokesperson, told reporters that the situation between India and Pakistan was 'a dynamic, serious issue'. Earlier, the Indian Army said that it has hit nine locations deep inside Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack. 'A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor', hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed,' the army in a press release said. The Indian Army also posted on its official X handle, 'Justice is Served. Jai Hind.' 'Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted. Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and the method of execution,' the army said. It added that these steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. 'We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable. There will be a detailed briefing on 'Operation Sindoor', later today,' the army said. Meanwhile, the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry also confirmed the strike on his country. 'The missile strikes were fired by India at Kotli, Bahwalpur and Muzaffarabad in a cowardly attack amid intense tensions between the two countries in the wake of a militant attack in occupied Kashmir,' the Pakistan army confirmed. The tension between the two nuclear nations comes in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed, mostly tourists.
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Operation Sindoor: Hope it ends quickly, says Trump, UN calls for restraint
May 07, 2025 06:10 AM IST US President Donald Trump said he hoped 'it ends very quickly' soon after India struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, retaliating against the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. Local residents and members of media examine a building damaged by a missile strike near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7.(AP) Trump said at the White House, 'It's a shame. We just heard about it just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval… I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past — they've been fighting for a long time… You know they've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually if you really think about it. Now, I just hope it ends very quickly.' US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on social media that he was closely monitoring the situation. 'I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo @POTUS's comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution,' Rubio said on X. The Indian embassy in the US released a statement soon after the early morning strikes: 'Shortly after the strikes, NSA Ajit Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken.' The Indian embassy in Washington said: 'Terrorists killed 26 civilians in Jammu & Kashmir on April 22 in a brutal and heinous attack. India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack.' A spokesperson for the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the world body head has called for 'maximum military restraint'. "The Secretary-General is very concerned about the Indian military operations across the Line of Control and international border. He calls for maximum military restraint from both countries. The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan,' Reuters quoted the spokesperson as saying.
New Indian Express
06-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Operation Sindoor: Trump hope 'it ends quickly'; UN says world cannot afford confrontation
NEW DELHI: In the wake of launching Operation Sindoor, a series of precision strikes targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), India has begun briefing key global partners on its actions. Senior Indian officials have spoken to counterparts in the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Russia, providing details of the operation and the intelligence that prompted it. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval talked with US NSA Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly after the strikes. Early Wednesday morning, the Indian Armed Forces carried out coordinated missile attacks on nine identified terror sites across the border. According to the Defence Ministry, the targets were carefully selected based on solid intelligence linking them to the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people. The ministry stressed that the operation was measured and non-escalatory, with no Pakistani civilian, economic, or military installations struck. A statement from the Indian Embassy in Washington underscored the restraint shown by India, 'It was expected that Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them. Instead, Pakistan has engaged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India.' India cited credible leads, technical evidence, and survivor testimonies to assert the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorist groups in orchestrating the attack. Indian officials reiterated that the objective of Operation Sindoor was to deliver a clear and proportionate response to cross-border terrorism while avoiding broader escalation.
