mea.gov.in/press-releases… 1/
Recall GOI readout of Bolton call: "supported India's right to self-defence" 7/
- vs JeM training camp
- not an insignificant facility (contra Pak ISPR argument)
- in Balakot (see @joshuatwhite @d_jaishankar re its history as terrorist camp)
- link to Masood Azhar & his brother Yusuf 8/
- make India's case for action
- emphasize it doesn't want to see situation escalate
- get int'l community to (1) limit criticism vs Indian action (2) urge Pak twd restraint/action vs terrorist groups/infrastructure 11/
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- ensure ministers careful re tweets/stmts
- resist temptation to leak videos/imgs 13/
But, we've seen such unity/non-politicization fall apart before - after Uri strikes & even this one 14/