Attack on India will be met with a very very firm response, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in his opening remarks at the 20th IndiaIran Joint Commission Meeting said that the at crossborder strikes on Pakistans terrorist infrastructure was in response to the barbaric terrorist attack on 22 April in PahalgamJaishankar made it clear that India does not wish to escalate the situation further But if there is a military attack on India it would give a firm responseExcellency you are visiting India at a time when we are responding to a particularly barbaric terrorist attack on 22 April in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir This attack compelled us to respond on 7th May by striking at crossborder terrorist infrastructure Our response was targeted and measured he saidHe also talked about Operation Sindoor conducted by Indian Armed Forces in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and Kashmir PoJK in response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack calling Indias response measured and targeted Jaishankar asserted that India will give a firm response if it faces military attackMy opening remarks at the 20th IndiaIran Joint Commission Meeting httpstco8olxveKYbzmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar May 8 2025It is not our intention to escalate this situation However if there are military attacks on us there should be no doubt that it will be met with a very very firm response As a neighbour and close partner it is important that you have a good understanding of this situation Jaishankar addedJaishankar noted that the IndiaIran cooperation has progressed in several aspects in recent yearsIn recent years our cooperation has progressed in many aspects There are also situations that we need to address Prime Minister Modi and President Pezeshkian have met in Kazan in October 2024 and given us guidance on how to develop our ties further he said adding that the two leaders also spoke a few days after the Pahalgam attack They have also had a phone conversation on 26 AprilJaishankar said that as Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic ties it is a reminder of the closeness of the nationsThis is the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic ties It is a reminder of the closeness of our collaboration and the deep friendship between us I am sure that we will mark the anniversary appropriately he saidIn his opening remarks at the 20th IndiaIran Joint Commission Meeting in Delhi on Thursday Jaishankar welcomed Irans Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to IndiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params