External affairs minister S Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Germany, delivered a strong message to Pakistan asserting that India “will never succumb to nuclear blackmail”, and will deal with Pakistan strictly on a bilateral basis.
Expressing support for India after the Pahalgam attack and making its stance clear on Operation Sindoor, Germany has said, India has every right to defend itself against terrorism.
“Germany will support any fight against terrorism. Terrorism must never have a place in the world, anywhere, and this is why we will support everyone who fights and has to fight terrorism,” Germany’s Foreign affairs Minister, Johann Wadephul said in his remarks on India’s Operation Sindoor during a joint press conference with EAM Jaishankar.”We appreciate that a ceasefire has been reached” he added.
On being asked that the German government did not voice support for India’s Operation Sindoor, Jaishankar said, “I think you are misinformed. In fact, we had a conversation on the 7th of May, which is when we initiated our operations. It was a very understanding and positive conversation. And quite honestly, even before that, the German government had expressed solidarity.”