
In this image released by @DrSJaishankar via X on May 26,
2025, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chairs the Consultative Committee
Meeting of MEA, in New Delhi. (@DrSJaishankar via PTI Photo)
- NEW DELHI — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday told a
parliamentary panel that Pakistan was informed by the DGMO about Indian strikes
on terror camps in their territory only after they were executed, sources said.
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- He also said he never spoke to Pakistan and cleared the
air about alleged US "interference", saying the decision to halt the
military operation was taken bilaterally after a request from the Pakistan
side.
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- Addressing members of the Consultative Committee on
External Affairs here, the minister said the cessation of Operation Sindoor was
done only after Pakistan DGMO asked for the halting of hostilities and there
was no question of US mediation between the two, the sources said.
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- The Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been targeting
Jaishankar, alleging that he had informed Pakistan beforehand about the Indian
strikes at terror camps.
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- The sources said the minister told the MPs at the meeting
that only the DGMOs of the countries spoke to each other and no other Indian
official spoke with the Pakistani side.
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- He said the US was urging India to speak with Pakistan
and it was told that terror and talks would not go together, he said.
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- Responding to several queries posed by MPs during the
meeting about the halting of Operation Sindoor and the US
"interference", the External Affairs Minister told MPs at the meeting
that the DGMO had informed his Pakistani counterpart that if they would fire,
India would fire back.
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- He said the targeted strikes at terror camps in Pakistan
also hit the morale of Pakistani forces.
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- The sources said the minister sought the cooperation of
all MPs in "exposing" Pakistan across the world. He said that is why
the government has sent multi-party delegations of MPs to various countries to
put across India's united message against terrorism to the world.
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- Jaishankar shared pictures of chairing the Consultative
Committee Meeting of MEA on X.
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- "Discussed Operation Sindoor and India's
zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
Underlined the importance of sending a strong and united message in that
regard," the minister also said.
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- While Foreign Secretary Vikram Mistry gave a presentation
on Operation Sindoor to the MPs at the meeting, Jaishankar responded to queries
later.
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- The sources said the Congress members asked the
government why India was "hyphenated" with Pakistan by the US and
also raised the issue of IMF aid to Pakistan and India's abstention at the
meet.
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- They said the Congress also raised concerns over
Pakistan's growing relationship with China.