Just hours after the Indian armed forces carried out a high-impact counterstrike deep into terror havens in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar issued a sharp and unequivocal statement to the global community: “The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism.”

This succinct yet powerful declaration came on the heels of ‘Operation Sindoor,’ a meticulously coordinated tri-services military offensive launched in the early hours of the day. The mission targeted nine entrenched terrorist facilities—belonging to groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and Hizbul Mujahideen—believed to be directly or indirectly responsible for the April 22 massacre in Pahalgam. That attack left 25 Indian tourists and a local pony handler dead, and has since become a watershed moment in India’s internal security narrative.

The Indian government maintains that these terror outfits have operated with impunity under the protection and sponsorship of Islamabad—a charge Pakistan denies but which India continues to reiterate on international platforms.

In the days leading up to Operation Sindoor, Jaishankar was actively engaged in diplomatic outreach, dialing counterparts from multiple non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—including nations such as Greece, Panama, Slovenia, and Sierra Leone. According to sources, he made it clear that India was prepared to act decisively against cross-border terrorism and expected moral clarity and support from the global community in its pursuit of justice.

The strategic significance of this outreach cannot be overstated. With Pakistan currently holding a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, India’s diplomatic messaging was as much about international alignment as it was about sending a stern warning to terror sponsors.

India will no longer tolerate proxy wars on its soil, and the world must unite in eliminating terrorism, wherever it breeds.