No Intent To Escalate Tensions, But Ready To Retaliate If Pakistan Responds: Ajit Doval

NSA Doval made the remarks while briefing his counterparts from various countries on India's precision strikes and 'non-escalatory' measures taken against terrorists outfits in Pakistan.

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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday said India has no intent to escalate tensions, however, adding that New Delhi is prepared to 'retaliate resolutely' if Pakistan decides to escalate. 

 

NSA Doval made the remarks while briefing his counterparts in various countries on India's precision strikes and 'non-escalatory' measures taken against terrorists outfits in Pakistan. Doval briefed his counterparts in the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and Japan about India's missile strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Indian armed forces early on Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.

 

Doval also established contact with Russia and France, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. NSA briefed his counterparts on actions taken and method of execution, which was measured, non-escalatory and restrained.

 

The NSA emphasised that India had no intent to escalate but was well prepared to retaliate resolutely should Pakistan decide to escalate, an official said.

 

The conversations took place soon after India carried out Operation Sindoor at nine sites. He spoke to US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UK's Jonathan Powell, Saudi Arabia's Musaid Al Aiban, UAE's H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon, and Japan's Masataka Okano.

 

Meanwhile, contact was also established with Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu, Member of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of PRC Wang Yi and Diplomatic Adviser to French President Emmanuel Bonne, the official said.