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Only 3 of 190 nations which are part of UN opposed Operation Sindoor, says Jaishankar - Top quotes

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28th July, 2025 20:29 IST
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday made a detailed speech in the Lok Sabha on the government’s diplomatic response following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor .

Speaking firmly, Jaishankar speaking in Lok Sabha at the Monsoon Session debate took aim at both past governments and present Opposition critics, asserting India’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism and listing the foreign policy actions undertaken in the wake of the April 22 attack.

Here are the top quotes from Jaishankar’s speech

Only 3 of 190 UN nations opposed India:

"At no stage in any conversation with the US was there any linkage of trade with Operation Sindoor," Jaishankar said, adding that the request to pause action came through the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) communication channel from Pakistan .

The foreign minister emphasised the massive global backing India received post-attack, underlining the effectiveness of India's diplomatic outreach.

"The result of that diplomacy was that out of the 190 nations of UN only three, besides Pakistan, opposed Operation Sindoor. Overwhelmingly, there was recognition that terror was unacceptable and the country which has been attacked has the right to defend itself and India was doing exactly that."

Jaishankar reiterated that India's red lines had been crossed with the Pahalgam incident, necessitating a firm and visible response. "It was important to send a clear, strong and resolute message after the Pahalgam attack as our red lines had been crossed and we had to make it very apparent that there would be serious consequences," he said.

'India sent a strong, clear message after Pahalgam attack':

" It was important to send a clear, strong and resolute message after the Pahalgam attack. Our red lines had been crossed. and we had to make it very apparent that there would be serious consequences as a result. The first step, which was taken, was that a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security took place on 23rd April. That meeting decided that-

The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.

  • The Integrated Check Post Attari would be closed with immediate effect.
  • Pakistani nationals who are travelling under SARC visa exemption scheme will no longer be allowed to do that.
  • The Defence, Naval and Air advisors of the Pakistani High Commission would be declared Persona non grata
  • The overall strength of the High Commission would be brought down to 30 from the number of 55."

"It was very clear that, after the first set of steps approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security, India's response to the Pahalgam attack would not stop there. Our task from a diplomatic perspective, from a foreign policy approach, was to shape the global understanding of the Pahalgam attack. What we tried to do was to bring out to the international community Pakistan's long-standing use of cross-border terrorism. We highlighted the history of terrorism in Pakistan and how this particular attack was meant to target the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and to sow communal discord among the people of India."


UN Security Council and global outreach:

"The focus for our diplomacy was the UN Security Council . The challenge for us was that at this particular point, Pakistan is a member of the Security Council and we are not... Our goals in the Security Council were two: 1- to get an endorsement from the Security Council of the need for accountability, and 2- to bring to justice those who perpetrated this attack. I am glad to say that if you look at the Security Council statement of 25th April, the members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack. They affirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. And most importantly, the Council underlined the need to hold the perpetrators, organisers, financers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice."


On global support and coordination before Operation Sindoor:

"From 25th April till the commencement of Operation Sindoor, there were a number of phone calls and conversations. At my level, there were 27 calls; at PM Modi's level, almost 20 calls. About 35-40 letters of support came in, and what we tried to do was to create a narrative, prepare the diplomacy for the launch of Operation Sindoor... There are 193 nations in the United Nations, only 3 countries apart from Pakistan opposed Operation Sindoor..."


All-party parliamentary delegations defended India's stance globally:

"...We had seven parliamentary delegations which went to 33 countries. Some comments were made about those delegations. I have to tell Arvind Savant ji that you are completely misinformed. Those delegations were received with great honour. Please look at the tweets of people sitting next to you. These seven delegations did the nation proud. Every member, members of opposition, members of the government, public spirited citizens, retired diplomats, they were able to explain to the whole world our posture of zero tolerance against terrorism..."


On China visit and stapled visa controversy:

"Yes, I went to China to make our opposition very clear about de-escalation, trade restrictions and terrorism. I did not go to China for the Olympics. I did not go to China for secret agreements. The House should know that people were watching the Olympics when China was issuing stapled visas for people from Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir..."


Criticism of UPA's inaction post 26/11:

"We were asked, why did you stop at this time? Why did you not go further? This question is being asked by people who, after 26/11, felt that the best action was inaction...26/11 happened in November 2008. What was the reaction? The reaction was Sharm-el-Sheikh. In Sharm-el-Sheikh, the then government and the Pakistani Prime Minister agreed that terrorism is a main threat to both countries. Now, today, people are saying America is hyphenating you, Russia is hyphenating you, that is what I heard Deepender Hooda ji say. You are hyphenating yourself. You did not need a foreign country to say please link India to Pakistan...And worst of all, they accepted a reference to Balochistan in that..."


India's stronger regional ties:

"...We have just come back from Maldives. The day before yesterday, PM Modi was the Guest of Honour at their Independence Day. It is the same country that, during their (Congress) time, forced an Indian company to leave an airport, that country today has invited India to build two new airports..."


Amit Shah's rebuke to Opposition:

Union home minister Amit Shah also intervened during Jaishankar’s speech, slamming the Opposition for repeated disruptions.

"...I have an objection that they (Opposition) don't have faith in an Indian Foreign Minister but they have faith in some other country. I can understand the importance of foreign in their party. But this doesn't mean that all the things of their party should be imposed here in the House. This is the reason why they are sitting there (opposition benches), and will remain sitting there for the next 20 years..."

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