The North News
New Delhi, July 28
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Monday firmly denied any United States involvement or mediation during Operation Sindoor, asserting in Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not speak to US President Donald Trump amid rising tensions with Pakistan. In a detailed intervention during the Lok Sabha debate, Jaishankar clarified that it was then-US Vice President—not President Trump—who reached out to New Delhi. “The Prime Minister clearly conveyed to the United States that Pakistan would face an appropriate response,” Jaishankar said.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he defused tensions between India and Pakistan, averting what he described as a potential “nuclear war” between the two countries.
Operation Sindoor, launched on the morning of May 7, was India’s retaliatory air and ground strike on what Jaishankar described as “known terrorist headquarters and infrastructure” inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. “We sent a loud and clear message: do not support terrorists,” he told MPs.
Jaishankar reiterated that the international community had largely backed India’s position. “Out of 193 UN member states, only three opposed Operation Sindoor,” he said. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam assault, Jaishankar said he personally spoke to 27 foreign ministers, while Prime Minister Modi reached out to 20 world leaders. India, he added, received 35 to 40 letters of support.
Quad nations, BRICS allies, and even Russia stood by India, condemning the attack. “India was exercising its right to defend itself against terrorism,” Jaishankar asserted, citing the United Nations Security Council’s statement issued following the Pahalgam strike.
“We wanted to make it unmistakably clear that we will not tolerate cross-border terror,” Jaishankar concluded.
