Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has alleged that Pakistan has been fuelling global terrorism in a phone conversation with the US Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth, the Indian media reported on Thursday.
The media quoted Indian officials as saying that Hegseth called Singh to express his sympathies and condolences for the loss of civilian lives in the recent attack by terrorists in Pahalgam.
Hegseth reiterated full support of the US government in India's fight against terrorism, they added. Officials also said Hegseth restated that the US stands in solidarity with India and supports India's right to defend itself.
Earlier, India's foreign minister said he has told Secretary of State Marco Rubio that perpetrators of the deadly attack in IIOJK last week should be brought to justice, as the US sought to calm tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.
The US said Rubio discussed the strained ties between the two neighbours in separate telephone calls on Wednesday.
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