Pahalgam assault: EAM Jaishankar speaks to South Korean counterpart

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, UAE President Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Dutch PM Dick Schoof, US Vice President J D Vance, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli additionally spoke to PM Modi.

Jaishankar’s telephone calls along with his counterparts from the non-permanent members of the UNSC come as India mulls choices to reply to the phobia assault.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated the “perpetrators and conspirators” of the Pahalgam assault might be “served with the harshest response”.

“The entire world stands with 140 crore Indians in our combat in opposition to terrorism. I as soon as once more guarantee the affected households that they are going to get justice, and justice might be executed,” Modi stated in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ handle.

“The perpetrators and conspirators of this assault might be served with the harshest response,” he stated.

On Tuesday, PM Modi asserted that the armed forces have “full operational freedom” to resolve on the mode, targets and timing of India’s response to the Pahalgam terror assault.

He stated this whereas chairing a gathering attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval and the chiefs of three providers.

Modi affirmed that it’s the nationwide resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism, authorities sources stated.

Terrorists on April 22 opened fireplace in Baisaran, a well-liked vacationer spot within the higher reaches of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, killing 26 individuals, principally holidayers from different states.