Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered applause on foreign minister S Jaishankar for his detailed speech on Operation Sindoor in Parliament on Monday and foreign policy of India that, he added, brought the world together against terrorism in reaction to the terror strike in Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Modi shared the YouTube link of Jaishankar’s Parliament speech and wrote, “India's foreign policy has united the entire world against terrorism in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and Operation Sindoor. Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar ji spoke in detail about this in the Lok Sabha.”
In another tweet, he referred to Jaishankar's speech as "outstanding" and stated that it brought out how the world listened to India's voice on terrorism.
“The speech by EAM Dr. Jaishankar Ji was outstanding. He highlighted how the world has clearly heard India’s perspective on fighting the menace of terrorism through Operation Sindoor,” he wrote.
While responding to queries regarding the overseas support during Operation Sindoor in response to Pahalgam terror attack, S Jaishankar informed on Monday emphasized in Parliament the utterances provided by world groupings such as the Quad and BRICS after the attack, where they denounced the act of terrorism.
He said that the Quad had given a statement saying it “unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism or violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism.”
He added that BRICS, which includes countries such as China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Iran and Egypt, “also condemned the attack, reaffirmed its commitment to combating terrorism.”
Jaishankar also said that India’s military response to the Pahalgam attack has created a “new normal” for fighting cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. This, he said, includes confining bilateral talks to terrorism and not giving in to nuclear blackmail.
He added that India has a new five-point approach, which makes it clear that “terror and good neighbourliness cannot co-exist [and] blood and water cannot flow together”.
