External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reiterated on Thursday that India’s approach to Pakistan remains strictly bilateral, reaffirming a long-standing national policy.

“Our relations, our dealings with Pakistan will be bilateral and strictly bilateral. That is the national consensus and there is absolutely no change in it,” Jaishankar told reporters after inaugurating the Embassy of Honduras in New Delhi.

The remarks come amid repeated comments by US President Donald Trump on mediating the India-Pakistan conflict, which India has consistently rejected.

Earlier this week, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also emphasized that all matters related to Jammu and Kashmir are strictly bilateral and center on Pakistan vacating Indian territory it illegally occupies.

Jaishankar also said Operation Sindoor achieved key objectives, including the destruction of terrorist infrastructure following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians. The Resistance Front (TRF), linked to Pakistan-based LeT, had claimed responsibility.

India, Jaishankar added, is open to talks with Pakistan only on terrorism. “They have a list of terrorists to hand over and must dismantle terror camps. We are prepared to discuss terrorism — nothing else,” he stated.

Operation Sindoor received global support, including calls from world leaders and a UN Security Council resolution demanding accountability for the Pahalgam attack.

Jaishankar confirmed that India’s military actions were targeted and proportionate, and clarified that Pakistan was warned to stay out of the operations. “They didn’t heed the advice, and the damage they suffered was extensive,” he said, referring to satellite imagery evidence.

Separately, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing soldiers in Srinagar, warned that India respects the ceasefire understanding only if no further terrorist attacks occur. He also called for Pakistan’s nuclear facilities to be placed under international oversight.