Pahalgam Terror Attack: 'Welcome EU's Strong Stand Against Terrorism': Jaishankar, EU HRVP Discuss Pahalgam Terror Attack

 

Kashmir Pahalgam Terror

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. His phone call comes hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with EAM Dr S Jaishankar regarding the April 22 attack and “encouraged India to work with Pakistan to de-escalate tensions”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level security meeting and granted the armed forces full operational freedom to decide the timing, mode, and targets of India’s retaliation amid onion tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. Massive anti-terror operations and search efforts are currently underway in Jammu and Kashmir, even as Pakistan continues unprovoked firing along the border. Meanwhile, India, in a tit-for-tat move, closed its airspace to all flights operated by Pakistan-based airlines days after the Pahalgam terror attack. Last week, Pakistan announced its decision to shut its airspace for Indian flights, reacting to the series of diplomatic measures New Delhi took against Islamabad.

In a major diplomatic setback to Pakistan, India, in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and closure of the Attari border.

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