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India EAM Jaishankar: ‘If There Is An Attack, We Will Respond’

India EAM Jaishankar Speaks

He softened the claims of the US about effecting the ceasefire between India and Pakistan

India’s External Affairs Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar said that India and Pakistan had directly negotiated over the ceasing of cross-border fire. He also added that New Delhi had made itself clear before all countries and the US. This was about Islamabad and that it had to initiate the ceasefire with India.

Jaishankar said so whilst speaking before the Dutch broadcaster NOS. He softened the claims of the US about effecting the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. The ceasing of fire between the two nations was just three days after India carried out ‘Operation Sindoor’.

He was asked several questions. He was first asked whether Pakistan initiated the two nations’ ceasefire.

The EAM said, “Yes, we have a mechanism to talk to each other as a hotline. So, on the 10th of May, it was the Pakistani army which sent a message that they were ready to stop firing, and we responded accordingly.”

Jaishankar then spoke regarding the US and its role relating to the ceasefire.

He said, “Obviously, US Secretary of State Rubio and Vice President Vance had called up, Rubio had spoken to me, Vance had spoken to our Prime Minister, they had their view and they were talking to us and they were talking to Pakistani side as indeed were some other countries. There were some countries in the Gulf, there were some others as well.”

“That happens naturally, when we know when two countries are engaged in a conflict, it is natural that the countries in the world call up, sort of indicate their concern and what they can do in such a situation but the cessation of firing and military action was something which was negotiated directly between India and Pakistan,” he then said.

He added, “We made one thing very clear to everybody who spoke to us, not just the United States, but to everyone, saying look if the Pakistani want to stop the firing, they need to tell us, we need to hear it from them, their general has to call our general and say this and that is what happened.”

He also said, “And we have seen the results. So, our government has been very clear. Okay, I accept that may not be the policy of the earlier government. But, our government is very clear, if there is such an attack, there will be response….”

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