There was no nuclear signalling by Pakistan: Vikram Misri tells parliamentary panel

The military confrontation between India and Pakistan was always in the conventional domain, and there was no nuclear signalling by Islamabad, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told a parliamentary panel on Monday.

 

The Standing Committee on External Affairs met at the Parliament House Annexe where Misri appraised the members of the security situations after the Operation Sindoor and the measures being taken by the government.

 

The meeting, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was attended by TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, the Congress' Rajeev Shukla and Deepender Hooda, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, and the BJP's Aparajita Sarangi and Arun Govil.

 

According to reports, the Foreign Secretary reiterated the government’s stand that the decision for ceasefire was taken at a bilateral level. His assertions came after some opposition members pointed out US President’s Donald Trump’s claims on his role in bringing a ceasefire between the two countries.

 

Misri skirted questions on whether any Indian fighter jets have been shot down, citing national security constraints. Asked if Pakistan had used Chinese platforms in the conflict, he said it did not matter as India hammered Pakistani air bases.

 

To a question on Turkiye’s backing to Pakistan during the military conflict, Misri said the country had traditionally not been a supporter of India. There were reports that many of the drones fired by Pakistan were Turkish-made.

 

The committee unanimously condemned the social media trolls on Misri following the ceasefire and praised his professional conduct.

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