Overview
- Addressing the Indian community in Luxembourg, S. Jaishankar challenged Western critics to examine violence in their own regions before lecturing India on its security choices.
- He argued that many countries speak loudly yet act only when it suits their interests, characterizing external commentary on India’s responses as unsolicited and inconsistent.
- Calling Pakistan an exception in India’s neighborhood, he alleged decades of open, state- and military-backed terror training infrastructure that, he said, no longer carries credibility internationally.
- He reiterated a realist approach to regional ties, saying India will engage constructively with cooperative neighbors and deal differently with those that support hostile acts.
- Providing context, he referred to the 2025 strikes known as Operation Sindoor—launched after the Pahalgam killings—described in Indian reports as precision hits on nine camps in Pakistan and PoK that eliminated more than 100 militants, and he rejected US claims of mediating a ceasefire.