New Delhi:
Repeat the Minister of Foreign Affairs S. In an interview with the Netherlands -based broadcaster, Mr. Jaishankar highlighted the long concerns of India regarding Pakistan's use of terrorism as state policy and stressed that India has all the right to respond decisively to these threats.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated in the wake of a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir Bahama on April 22, which killed 26 people. India has responded with the Sindoor operation, as it targeted nine terrorism -related sites in Pakistan and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan (Pok). The Indian response resulted in the death of more than 100 terrorists associated with groups including Jaish-E-Mohammed, Lashkar-E-TAIBA and Hibul Mujahideen.
Mr. Jaishankar said that the continuation of the Sindoor operation served a strategic purpose. He said: “The operation continues because there is a clear message in this process – if there are actions of the type we have seen on April 22, then there will be a response. We will strike the terrorists. If the terrorists are in Pakistan, we will strike them where they are.”
He explained that although the operation remained active in principle, this does not mean the continued military participation.
“The continuation of the operation is not the same as fighting with each other. At the present time, there is an agreed stop on fighting and military action. Therefore, the operation is asleep,” he said.
According to Mr. Jaishankar, the ceasefire agreement by the Pakistani army began on May 10 through hot communication.
“It was the Pakistani army that sent a message that they were ready to stop shooting, and we responded accordingly,” he said. Mr. Jaishankar once again repeated that while other countries, including the United States, have expressed concern and calls for both sides, the ceasefire was negotiated exclusively between New Delhi and Islamabad.
“The United States was in the United States.” He emphasized that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance have continued – Mr. Rubio to him and Mr. Vans for Prime Minister Narendra Modi – but their role was limited to expressing anxiety.
He said: “We have made it clear completely one for everyone who spoke to us, not only the United States but for everyone, saying that if the Pakistanis want to stop fighting, they need to tell us. We need to hear that. Their general must invite our general and say this. This is what happened.”
When asked about the allegations of US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly suggested that he facilitated the ceasefire and offered the mediation in what he described as a “thousand -year conflict”, Mr. Gaishhakar rejected such allegations.
“This is something between us and the Pakistanis. We suggest dealing with it at the bilateral level,” he said.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs presented a context of long -term tensions by returning to 1947. ”From the beginning, Pakistan used agents and denied its involvement. At almost independence, Pakistan sent the agent and claimed that they were tribes.
Mr. Jaishankar added that India's position in Kashmir is not negotiable.
“Kashmir is part of India. No country is negotiating part of its territory. There is one segment of Kashmir under illegal occupation by Pakistan since 1947-1948. We would like to discuss with them when they suggest to leave this part.”
Any suggestion was rejected that the LOC line or governance structures in Jammu and Kashmir were in the discussion. “This must be serious, it is something that we have to do between us and the government of Pakistan. But we are not negotiating our lands,” he said.
