US supports India’s right to defend itself, says Rajnath Singh after call with US Defence Secy

05/01/2025

New Delhi, May 1: Hours after Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over phone in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Singh said Hegseth extended solidarity with India and supported India’s right to defend itself.

Jaishankar said that the perpetrators, backers and planners of the attack must be brought to justice. Rubio also had a conversation with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, urging the latter to condemn the Pahalgam attack, urging the government to work with India to de-escalate the tensions between the two countries.

 

The Supreme Court Thursday asked petitioners who sought a probe into the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack by a former top court judge not to make any prayer that can demoralise the forces, and underlined that the job of a judge is not to investigate but decide disputes. While dismissing the plea, the top court said its very much satisfied with what the Central government is doing and asked the petitioner to be responsible before filing such PILs.

The Pakistan military initiated unprovoked firing across the LoC for the seventh straight time on Wednesday night, firing into several sectors across three border districts of Jammu and Kashmir. After Pakistani security personnel initiated fire, the Indian Army responded proportionately. The exchange of fire occurred even though the directors general of military operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan spoke over the hotline on Tuesday amid rising tensions between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.-Agencies

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