: India on Wednesday continued its diplomatic outreach to brief non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, which has been linked to cross-border elements.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a phone conversation with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen, conveying India’s resolve to bring the perpetrators of the April 22 attack to justice.
“Spoke with FM @larsloekke of Denmark. Appreciate his support and solidarity over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Also exchanged views about our bilateral cooperation,” Jaishankar posted on X.
The phone call followed Jaishankar’s discussions on Tuesday with foreign ministers of seven other non-permanent UNSC members—Algeria, Greece, Guyana, Panama, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, and Somalia—as India seeks global solidarity against terrorism.
This diplomatic push gains significance with Pakistan’s current membership in the UNSC for the 2025–26 term.
India’s outreach comes amid strong condemnation of the attack by the UN Security Council, though New Delhi reportedly considers the Council’s statement “inadequate” in addressing the attack’s cross-border dimensions.
Several world leaders have also directly expressed solidarity with India, including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Others who reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi include Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba, UAE President Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Dutch PM Dick Schoof, US Vice President JD Vance, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli.
Meanwhile, India continues to weigh its response options. Prime Minister Modi, in his recent ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, reiterated that those responsible for the Pahalgam attack “will be served with the harshest response.”
“The whole world stands with 140 crore Indians in our fight against terrorism. I once again assure the affected families that they will get justice,” Modi said.
On Tuesday, Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and the chiefs of the three armed forces, reaffirming his government’s resolve to deal a “crushing blow” to terrorism.
Government sources said Modi granted the armed forces “complete operational freedom” to decide on the mode, targets, and timing of India’s response.
