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EAM in Lok Sabha on the diplomacy of Operation Sindoor

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: EAM in Lok Sabha on the diplomacy of Operation Sindoor (GS2 · IR / GS3 · Security, 28 July 2025)

What happened

  • Opening the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, EAM said that between 25 April and the operation he made 27 calls and the PM almost 20, with 35-40 letters of support received [MEA].
  • He said only three of the 193 UN members, apart from Pakistan, opposed Operation Sindoor [MEA].
  • He told the House that Pakistan had tried to keep TRF out of the UNSC press statement of 25 April even though TRF had twice claimed the attack [MEA].

Background

  • He listed the CCS decisions of 23 April, starting with holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance [MEA].

Why it matters

  • The speech is a ready summary of how India prepared diplomatic ground before using force; quote its numbers carefully and attribute them.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral relations and effect of policies of other countries on India

  1. As per MEA (2025-07-28): opening the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, EAM said that between 25 April and the operation he made 27 calls and the PM almost 20, with 35-40 letters of support received.
  2. The speech is a ready summary of how India prepared diplomatic ground before using force; quote its numbers carefully and attribute them.
Quotable data point

He said only three of the 193 UN members, apart from Pakistan, opposed Operation Sindoor.

MEA: Statement by EAM on the special discussion in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, 28 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: TRF (The Resistance Front). · Mains: diplomacy alongside military action; India-Pakistan.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

According to EAM in Lok Sabha, how many UN members apart from Pakistan opposed Operation Sindoor?

Answer (b) & explanation

MEA release.

Go deeper

ExplainerIndus Waters Treaty, 1960: The Indus River System, How the Waters Were Divided, India’s Rights, Kishenganga and Ratle Disputes, and the 2025 Abeyance (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerIndia-Pakistan Relations: Partition, Kashmir, Four Wars, Simla Agreement, Indus Waters Treaty, Cross-Border Terrorism and Operation Sindoor (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: MEA: Statement by EAM on the special discussion in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, 28 Jul 2025

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