Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s recent briefing to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, sheds much-needed light on the events surrounding India’s military strikes on terrorist centres in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on May 7.

The action came in response to the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead, including a Nepalese national—an attack widely believed to have been orchestrated by Pakistan-based outfits. Amid a flurry of speculation and political commentary, one particular statement attributed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stirred confusion.

It was reported that he had warned Pakistan about the impending strikes, leading........

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