Hope it ends very quickly, says Trump; NSA Ajit Doval briefs US counterpart Marco Rubio

The Indian embassy in the US, meanwhile, released a statement: “Shortly after the strikes, NSA Ajit Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken.”

Sources said senior Indian officials have spoken to their counterparts in a number of countries to brief them on the steps taken by India. Among these are the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia, sources said.

The Indian embassy in Washington DC said: “Terrorists killed 26 civilians in Jammu & Kashmir on April 22 in a brutal and heinous attack. India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack.”

“It was expected that Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them. Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India,” the embassy’s statement said.

“India’s actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted,” it said.