NSA Ajit Doval Speaks To Counterparts Of Russia, China, And USA After Operation Sindoor, Says, ‘Ready To Retaliate If Pak Escalates’ News24 –

India’s NSA, Ajit Doval, on Wednesday, briefed the National security Advisors of several nations, including France, China, and Russia, that it has no intent to escalate but is well prepared to retaliate if Pakistan attempts any misadventure. 

NSA Doval Spoke with his counterparts

Doval also spoke with his counterparts from the United States, Japan, and other countries and briefed them about India’s “measured, non-escalatory” action, sources said.

#OperationSindoor | Soon after the focused strikes on terrorists and terrorist infrastructure at 9 sites in Pakistan and PoJK on 7 May 2025 as part of Operation Sindoor, NSA Ajit Doval, spoke with NSAs of several countries including US NSA & Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UK NSA… pic.twitter.com/zkB9JTizHc

— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2025

The sources said contact was also established with Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Diplomatic Adviser to French President Emmanuel Bonne.

India’s action measured, non-escalatory

NSA briefed his counterparts on actions taken and method of execution, which was measured, non-escalatory and restrained.

He emphasised that India had no intent to escalate but was well prepared to retaliate resolutely should Pakistan decide to escalate.

Marco Rubio spoke to NSAs of India and Pak

NSA will be in touch with his counterparts in the days ahead, sources said. Marco Rubio had spoken to National Security Advisors from India and Pakistan on Tuesday (local time) and urged them to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.

“Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation,” US Department of State said on X.

Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.

— Department of State (@StateDept) May 7, 2025

At a joint briefing on Operation Sindoor in which nine terrorist camps were targeted with precision strikes, Foreign Secretay Vikram Misri said the terror attack in Pahalgam was marked with extreme barbarity, with the victims mostly killed with head shots at close range and in front of their family.