New Delhi:
On Thursday, in a call with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a strong message of solidarity after the Pahalgam terror attack and said that the US supports “India’s right to rescue”.
The US Defense Secretary “expressed condolences to the loss of life and solidarity with India in view of the city’s terrorist attack in Pahalgam”.
Mr. Hegseth “reiterated the full support of the US government in India’s fight against terrorism.” He said that the US stands in solidarity with India and supports India’s right to rescue.
Mr. Singh told Mr. Hegseth that “Pakistan has a history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organizations. Pakistan has been exposed as a wicked state, global terrorism has been promoted and the region has been destroyed. The world can no longer keep an eye on the eyes for terrorism.” “It is important to condemn the global community clearly and unevenly and calls such heinous acts of terrorism,” Mr. Singh said.
It comes against the backdrop of Pakistan’s frequent ceasefire violation along with the Line of Control for the seventh consecutive night. Unsafe firing took place in Kupwara, Uri and Akhanur areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier, Dr. Jaishankar said that he spoke to Mr. Rubio, who “confirmed the US commitment to cooperate with India against terrorism.” Dr. In his conversation with Mr. Rubio, Jaishankar cited “Linkeage from across the border” between Pahalgam terror and Pakistan. However, Mr. Rubio encouraged India to work with Pakistan to work with Pakistan and to maintain peace and security in South Asia. “
Tension has increased along the Line of Control (LOC) after repeated violations by Pakistan. Yesterday, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the two countries interacted on violation, India warned Pakistan against firing. Although the interaction between DGMOS is a regular case, it was a conversation that occurred after firing with LoC.
In 2003, India and Pakistan signed a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control, in which the two sides confirmed their commitment in February 2021, with a 740-km long border that separates the terrorists of the two countries.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an important meeting to review India’s security preparations after the attack, which was the second meeting after the Pahgam attack. The Cabinet Committee (CCS) on security included Defense Minister, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister and Home Minister.
After the CCS meeting, another meeting of the Cabinet Committee (CCPA) on political matters began to discuss the opposition’s request for a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack.
Top government sources told NDTV that the Prime Minister has “given full operational freedom to forces to take a time of mode, target and response”. Sources said the Prime Minister underlined that it is “our national resolution to deal with a crush for terrorism”, the sources said.
Tension is not limited to military functions, but also included diplomatic measures against Pakistan after India after the Pahgam attack. New Delhi placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in Ebence, closed the attic border, canceled the regular and medical visas issued to Pakistani citizens, and yesterday all of Pakistan -owned and handled the airspace for the airlines owned and operated.
Pakistan, in a tight-for-tat step, said that it would put the 1972 Shimla Agreement into an embezzle, which would put the future of the LoC, which was established after the agreement, in Limbo. Pakistan rejected the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of India and said that any step to stop the flow of water would be seen as a “war work”.
