'Only PoK, Terrorism On Table': Jaishankar Says Dealings With Pakistan Will Be Strictly Bilateral

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 16:49 IST

Jaishankar further stated that Indus Waters Treaty would proceed to beryllium enactment successful abeyance until the transverse borderline coercion is stopped.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (PTI)

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar connected Thursday said that India’s stance connected Pakistan remains accordant — strictly bilateral engagement– a nationalist statement for years and determination would beryllium nary displacement successful the stance.

He further iterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stance saying that that discussions with Islamabad volition solely absorption connected coercion and Islamabad has to unopen down the terrorists’ infrastructure for further normalcy successful diplomatic ties.

While speaking astatine the inauguration of the Honduras embassy, the Union Minister said, “Our relations and dealings with Pakistan volition beryllium strictly bilateral. That is simply a nationalist statement for years, and determination is perfectly nary alteration successful that. The premier curate made it precise wide that talks with Pakistan volition beryllium lone connected terror. Pakistan has a database of terrorists that needs to beryllium handed over, and they person to unopen down the terrorists’ infrastructure. They cognize what to do. We are prepared to sermon with them what is to beryllium done astir terrorism. Those are the talks which are feasible," helium said arsenic quoted by quality bureau ANI.

Jaishankar further stated that Indus Waters Treaty would proceed to beryllium enactment successful abeyance until the transverse borderline coercion is stopped.

While speaking connected Operation Sindoor and the cessation of hostilities with Pakistan, Jaishankar said that it is wide that who had called for a ceasefire.

“We had sent a connection to Pakistan saying we are striking astatine violent infrastructure and not subject and the subject has an enactment to basal retired and not interfere. They chose not to instrumentality that bully advice. Once they got severely deed connected the greeting of 10th May. The outer pictures amusement however overmuch harm we did and what small harm they did. It is wide who wanted cessation of firing," helium said.

He further commended Indian Armed Forces for successfully carrying retired precision strikes connected panic camps successful Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) nether Operation Sindoor.

His comments came amid a immense contention implicit US President Donald Trump’s claims that US had brokered bid betwixt the 2 countries.

Earlier connected Monday, successful his code to the federation post-Operation Sindoor, PM Modi had said that talks with Pakistan volition lone beryllium regarding coercion and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). “If determination are talks with Pakistan… they volition beryllium connected terrorism. If determination are talks with Pakistan… they volition beryllium connected PoK," PM Modi said, putting Islamabad connected notice. He besides said that Pakistan’s atomic sabre-rattling volition not beryllium tolerated anymore.

Operation Sindoor

India launched “precision strikes" nether Operation Sindoor connected 9 panic targets successful Pakistan and PoK pursuing the Pahalgam panic onslaught that killed 26 civilians. The strikes killed astatine slightest 10 household members of JeM main Masood Azhar and 4 adjacent aides.

The sites targeted were the Pakistani bases astatine Rafiqui (Shorkot, Jhang), Murid (Chakwal), Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi) Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian (Kasur). In the strikes, the aerial bases successful Skardu, Bholari, Jacobabad and Sargodha suffered extended damage.

Within a tightly coordinated 24-minute window, India targeted 21 panic camps linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) crossed 9 locations, 4 successful Pakistan and 5 successful Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The targets were not conscionable aimed astatine avenging the Pahalgam attack, but besides targeting panic sites wherever different specified attacks were planned.

India-Pakistan Soaring Tensions

In 1 of the biggest attacks successful Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-linked terrorists opened occurrence connected a radical of tourists successful Pahalgam connected Tuesday, April 22, sidesplitting astatine slightest 26 people, including overseas tourists, and injuring galore others. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, claimed work for the attack, though it aboriginal backtracked aft monolithic planetary outrage.

After the attack, the diplomatic ties betwixt India and Pakistan were downgraded with New Delhi announcing respective punitive measures, including suspension of Indus Water Treaty, cutting Islamabad Mission strength, closing its airspace for Pakistani airlines and expulsion of its subject attaches. In response, Pakistan undertook tit-for-tat measures and suspended the Shimla Agreement.

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