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NSA Ajit Doval's message after Operation Sindoor: ‘India ready to retaliate resolutely if Pakistan…’
Ajit Doval assured global counterparts that India aims to avoid escalating tensions with Pakistan after airstrikes on terror sites in Pakistan and PoK.
Hours after Indian forces launched airstrikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, national security advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday told his counterparts in several countries that New Delhi has no intent to escalate tensions but is prepared to “retaliate resolutely” if Islamabad does so, news agency PTI reported, citing officials.
Ajit Doval briefed his counterparts in the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and Japan about India's missile strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He also established contact with Russia and France.
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"NSA briefed his counterparts on actions taken and method of execution, which was measured, non-escalatory and restrained. He emphasised that India had no intent to escalate but was well prepared to retaliate resolutely should Pakistan decide to escalate," an official told PTI.
The conversations took place soon after India carried out Operation Sindoor at nine sites.
Doval spoke to US NSA and secretary of state Marco Rubio, UK's Jonathan Powell, Saudi Arabia's Musaid Al Aiban, UAE's H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon, and Japan's Masataka Okano.
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"Contact was also established with Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu, Member of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of PRC Wang Yi and Diplomatic Adviser to French President Emmanuel Bonne," the official said.
Doval will be in further touch with his counterparts in the days ahead.
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian armed forces launched a strike at the terror hideouts deep inside Pakistan and PoK under 'Operation Sindoor' on Wednesday morning.
S Jaishankar dials Qatar PM
External affairs minister S Jaishankar also spoke with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and foreign minister of Qatar, and discussed India's “targeted response to deter cross-border terrorism”.
Sharing a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, “Good to speak to PM & FM @MBA_AlThani_ of Qatar. Discussed India's targeted and measured response to deter cross-border terrorism.”
Marco Rubio speaks with NSAs
US Secretary of State had spoken to NSAs from India and Pakistan on Tuesday (local time) and urged them to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.
"Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation," US Department of State said on X.
