Ajit Doval Speaks with Global Counterparts Following Operation Sindoor; India Briefs UNSC Members
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Soon after the focused strikes on terrorists and terrorist infrastructure at nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) under Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval engaged with his counterparts from the United States, Japan, and several other countries to brief them about India’s “measured, non-escalatory” response, according to sources.
India’s precise military action came in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians. The Indian strikes aimed to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and deter further cross-border attacks.
NSA Doval held conversations with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UK NSA Jonathan Powell, Saudi NSA Musaid Al Aiban, UAE NSA Sheikh Tahnoon, UAE NSC Secretary General Ali Al Shamsi, and Japan’s NSA Masataka Okano. Contact was also made with Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Adviser to the French President.
Doval emphasized that the strikes were conducted in a restrained, proportional manner, designed to prevent escalation while firmly addressing the terror threat. He reiterated that India does not intend to escalate tensions but is fully prepared to retaliate resolutely should Pakistan choose to respond aggressively.
Sources indicated that NSA Doval would maintain ongoing communication with his global counterparts in the coming days.
On Tuesday (local time), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also spoke with the national security advisors of both India and Pakistan. According to a post by the US Department of State on X (formerly Twitter), Rubio urged both sides to keep lines of communication open and avoid further escalation.
During a joint press briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri elaborated on the nature of the Pahalgam attack, describing it as marked by “extreme barbarity.” He said most victims were executed with headshots at close range in front of their families, with the perpetrators deliberately aiming to traumatize the survivors and send a terrorizing message.
Misri explained that Indian intelligence agencies had been monitoring growing threats and anticipated additional attacks. “Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending. Thus, compulsion, both to deter and prevent, led India to exercise its right to respond,” he said. He stressed that the operation was “measured, non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible,” and focused on terrorist infrastructure.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh confirmed that a total of nine terror sites were targeted and successfully destroyed. She emphasized that target selection was made carefully to avoid civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. “Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families,” she said.
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi presented video footage of the strikes, showing the destruction of terror camps, including those at Muridke—associated with training figures such as David Headley and Ajmal Kasab, who were involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Other targets included the Sarjal camp in Sialkot, Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala and Markaz Abbas in Kotli, and Mehmoona Joya camp in Sialkot, Col. Qureshi added.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also briefed both permanent and non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) regarding Operation Sindoor. The briefing included the Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong.
Reiterating his earlier remarks, Foreign Secretary Misri again stated that the Pahalgam terror attack sought to disrupt the return to normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. “The family members were deliberately traumatised through the manner of killing, accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message,” he said.
The Indian government had earlier vowed that the perpetrators of the attack would face severe punishment. Operation Sindoor marks a decisive step in that direction.
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