'Zero tolerance for terrorism': Jaishankar's message to the world as India conducts Operation Sindoor

In a one-line tweet, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar urged the world to show zero tolerance for terrorism as India launched Operation Sindoor, striking 9 terror sites in Pakistan. On Monday morning, the EAM took to X, formerly known as Twitter, sharing his message to the world while India was fighting against terrorism.

“The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism,” Jaishankar wrote in the post, sharing the #OperationSindoor. In the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force launched a joint mission called “Operation Sindoor,” hitting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism. #OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/dmcCLfbMjN

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 7, 2025

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‘Partners not preachers’: How Indian foreign policy might look

On Sunday, days before India conducted a precision strike, Jaishankar called out Europe and other nations for struggling to adapt to the evolving multipolar world order.

“When we look at the world, we look for partners, we don’t look for preachers. Particularly, preachers who don’t practice at home what they preach abroad. Some of Europe is still struggling with that problem. Europe has entered a certain zone of reality check. Whether they can step up or not is something we will have to see. If we have to develop a partnership, there has to be some understanding, sensitivity, mutuality of interest and a realisation of how the world works,” Jaishankar said at the Arctic Circle India Forum 2025 in New Delhi.

The EAM noted that the European nations are having a difficult time adjusting to shifting global realities. While India has been hopeful of the support of global actors. It might seek “partners and not preachers”.

Meanwhile, Operation Sindoor has caught Pakistan off guard, with the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling it an “act of war”. The Indian military is expected to hold a press conference to give more insights into the operation at around 10 am.