Misri Clarifies No Prior Warning to Pakistan on Operation Sindoor, Counters Misreading of Jaishankar&rsquo;s Remarks
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri firmly denied that India had informed Pakistan in advance about its military strike under Operation Sindoor, stating that the Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) only contacted his Pakistani counterpart after the operation had commenced.
Misri&rsquo;s assertion came during a briefing to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday, at a time when political discourse has been stirred by a viral video clip of External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar. The clip, circulated widely on social media, has been interpreted by some as suggesting that India had alerted Pakistan prior to launching the operation&mdash;an interpretation the government has dismissed as erroneous and misleading.
According to sources present in the committee meeting, Misri clarified that Jaishankar&rsquo;s comments had been &ldquo;misunderstood&rdquo; and taken out of context. He categorically stated that there was no forewarning or notification to Pakistan before Indian forces undertook the precision operation, which remained confined to conventional military parameters.
The controversy around the video comes amid heightened political exchanges, with Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, questioning the government&rsquo;s transparency on the scale and cost of the operation. Gandhi, earlier in the day, criticised Jaishankar for not disclosing the number of aircraft losses during the mission, calling the minister&rsquo;s silence &ldquo;damning&rdquo;.
Misri&rsquo;s intervention appears to be a strategic effort to reinforce the government&rsquo;s stance and restore clarity on a sensitive matter of national security. He also addressed speculation stemming from US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s remarks about American involvement in diffusing tensions between India and Pakistan. Misri underlined that while routine diplomatic exchanges with Washington occurred, there was no foreign mediation in the ceasefire process. The proposal for de-escalation, he said, originated solely from Pakistan.
The Foreign Secretary also received bipartisan support within the committee following reports of his family being targeted on social media, with several MPs condemning the attacks and calling for a more respectful tone in national security discourse.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs meeting

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Foreign Secretary denies advance notice to Islamabad, clarifies timing of DGMO contact

May 20, 2025 | 05:31 IST