NEW DELHI: India National Security Advisor Ajit Doval briefed his US counterpart and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the action taken by the Indian Armed Forces in Pakistan on nine terror camps.
“Shortly after the strikes, NSA Ajit Doval spoke with the US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken,” the Indian Embassy in the US said in a statement.
India launched a precision strike operation in the early hours of Wednesday, targeting terrorist infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) in a significant and restrained response to the deadly Pahalgam massacre.
According to the Ministry of Defence, focused strikes were carried out on nine terrorist infrastructure sites targeting the roots of cross-border terror planning.
The Indian Embassy in the US stated that there were credible leads, technical intelligence, survivor testimonies, and other evidence gathered, through which India identified the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in orchestrating the heinous Pahalgam attack, where the terrorists gunned down 26 innocent civilians.
“It was expected that Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them. Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India,” the statement read.
India reaffirmed that the measures were designed to be “non-escalatory” and aimed solely at neutralizing immediate threats from terror outfits.
“India continues to seek cooperation from the international community in holding terror sponsors accountable and preventing further loss of innocent lives,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, reacting to India’s air strikes, United States President Donald Trump said he hopes that the situation ends “very quickly”.
“It’s a shame. We just heard about it… They’ve been fighting for a long time…They have been fighting for many many decades.. and centuries actually. I just hope it ends very quickly,” Trump told reporters.