Operation Sindoor: India briefs 5 countries after strikes on Pakistan; says no civilian, economic or military targets chosen

File picture of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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India has briefed the U.S., the U.K., Saudi Arabia, UAE and Russia after striking targets in Pakistan’s Punjab province and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) early Wednesday (May 7, 2025) morning, government sources said.

The Ministry of External Affairs said that India had “credible leads” and, eyewitness accounts that identified the terrorists and evidence towards the involvement of Pakistan-based terror groups, and that those were the targets.

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The leaders of all five countries briefed have been in touch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past two weeks.  India is still expecting a visit by Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday, although officials said his arrival had been delayed by a few hours.

Focused, precise

⁠”India’s actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted,” a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Washington shared by the MEA said.

In its statement, the MEA also said that it had expected that “Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them”.

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“Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India.”

Marco Rubio briefed

 It added that NSA Ajit Doval had spoken to Acting U.S. NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about India’s actions. 

In a post on social media platform X, Mr. Rubio said that he was engaged with the leadership on both sides, quoting U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier statement on the historical conflict between India and Pakistan and his hope that the current escalation would end soon.

“I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo [U.S. President Trump’s] comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.”

China, that was not among the countries listed as briefed by the MEA referred to the strikes as “regrettable”

“We are concerned about the ongoing situation,” said the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Wednesday morning, said China, calling itself a neighbour to both India and Pakistan. “China opposes all forms of terrorism”, the spokesperson added, calling for both sides to “exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may further complicate the situation.