Overview

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Lok Sabha that Operation Sindoor was paused on May 10 after achieving its politico-military objectives and will resume if Pakistan indulges in misadventure.
• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar outlined a new five-point counter-terror doctrine rejecting nuclear blackmail, limiting talks to terror and treating cross-border attacks as acts of war.
• Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh denied any US mediation, confirming no calls between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump during the operation and dismissing trade-linked ceasefire claims.
• Opposition MPs led by Gaurav Gogoi pressed for details on how terrorists breached Pahalgam’s security, the number of Indian jets downed and why Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was not reclaimed.
• Government highlighted that only three of 193 UN member states opposed Operation Sindoor, reflecting broad diplomatic backing for India’s response to cross-border terrorism.