India reached out to South Korea on May 1, Thursday, as part of its diplomatic offensive to inform non-permanent members of the UN Security Council about the Pahalgam terror attack and its cross-border linkages. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke to South Korea’s counterpart Cho Tae-yul and conveyed India’s policy of “zero tolerance” towards terrorists. Jaishankar has also spoken to foreign ministers from eight other non-permanent member nations of the UN Security Council. The UN Security Council comprises 15 members, including the five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the last few days, India has reached out to various national capitals, informing them of the “cross-border” links to the Pahalgam terror attack. Several world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, called Prime Minister Modi to condemn the attack. Jaishankar’s phone calls with his counterparts from the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council come as India mulls options to respond to the terror attack. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the “perpetrators and conspirators” of the Pahalgam attack will be “served with the harshest response.” He assured the affected families that they will get justice, and justice will be done. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi asserted that the armed forces have “complete operational freedom” to decide on the mode, targets, and timing of India’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack. He said this while chairing a meeting attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, and the chiefs of three services. Modi affirmed that it is the national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism. On April 22, terrorists opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, killing 26 people, mostly holidaymakers from other states.
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