NEW DELHI: The Trump administration fully supports India's fight against terrorism and its right to defend itself, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth told defence minister Rajnath Singh Thursday evening.
Singh, on his part, said Pakistan has a history of supporting, training and funding terror organisations during his phone conversation with Hegseth, who had called to express his deepest sympathies for the tragic loss of civilian lives in Pahalgam."Pakistan has been exposed as a rogue state, fuelling global terrorism, and destabilising the region."
World can no longer turn a blind eye to terror: Rajnath
The world can no longer turn a blind eye to terrorism,” defence minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, even as India is keeping all military options open amid heightened tensions with its western neighbour post the April 22 Pahalgam attack .
During the 20-minute telephonic conversation with the US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, Singh also stressed the need for the global community to explicitly and unequivocally condemn and call out such heinous acts of terrorism.
“The US secretary of defense reiterated full support of the United States govt in India’s fight against terrorism. He said that the US stands in solidarity with India and supports India’s right to defend itself,” a defence ministry official said.
Singh, on his part, said Pakistan has a history of supporting, training and funding terror organisations during his phone conversation with Hegseth, who had called to express his deepest sympathies for the tragic loss of civilian lives in Pahalgam."Pakistan has been exposed as a rogue state, fuelling global terrorism, and destabilising the region."
World can no longer turn a blind eye to terror: Rajnath
The world can no longer turn a blind eye to terrorism,” defence minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, even as India is keeping all military options open amid heightened tensions with its western neighbour post the April 22 Pahalgam attack .
During the 20-minute telephonic conversation with the US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, Singh also stressed the need for the global community to explicitly and unequivocally condemn and call out such heinous acts of terrorism.
“The US secretary of defense reiterated full support of the United States govt in India’s fight against terrorism. He said that the US stands in solidarity with India and supports India’s right to defend itself,” a defence ministry official said.
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