america stands in solidarity with india us defense secretary spoke to rajnath singh

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today spoke to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and expressed his deep condolences to the tragic damage of innocent civilians in the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. Secretary Hegseth said that the US stands in solidarity with India and supports India’s right to self -defense. He reiterated the strong support of the US government in India’s fight against terrorism.

During the talks, the Defense Minister told the US Defense Secretary that Pakistan had a history of support, training and funding to terrorist organizations. He further said that it is important for the global community to clearly and clearly condemn and expose such heinous acts of terrorism. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Foreign Minister S.K. Jayashankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had separate conversations over the phone and urged both countries to avoid any tension. According to the US Foreign Ministry, in his phone conversation with Jaishankar on Wednesday night, Rubio expressed grief over the death of people in the “horrific” terrorist attack in Pahalgam and expressed the US commitment to cooperation with India in the fight against terrorism.

The US Secretary of State called upon Sharif to cooperate with Islamabad in an investigation into the attack. 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack. During the conversation, Jaishankar told Rubio that the culprits of the Pahalgam terror attack, those supporting them and those who conspired to have its conspiracy should definitely be brought under the purview of justice. The Foreign Minister said on the social media platform ‘X’ on Thursday, “Yesterday discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Its culprits, their support and conspiracy should be brought under the purview of justice.