- By Raju Kumar
- Sun, 11 May 2025 02:51 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
India-Pakistan Tension: Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday held a telephonic conversation. Doval reaffirmed that "war was not India's choice" and emphasised India's commitment to ceasefire and restoring peace with Pakistan.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry released a statement following the high-level diplomatic exchange.
"On May 10, 2025, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, had a phone conversation with Indian National Security Advisor Doval," the statement read.
Doval said that the Pahalgam terrorist attack caused serious casualties among Indian personnel and that India needed to take counter-terrorism actions, it added.
"War was not India's choice and was not in the interests of any party. India and Pakistan would be committed to a ceasefire and look forward to restoring regional peace and stability as soon as possible," it read further.
"Wang Yi said that China condemns the Pahalgam terrorist attack and opposes all forms of terrorism. The current international situation is turbulent and intertwined. Peace and stability in the Asian region is hard-won and deserves to be cherished. India and Pakistan are neighbors that cannot be moved away, and both are neighbors of China," it added.
China Appreciates Doval's Statement That War Is Not India's Choice
China appreciates your statement that war is not India's choice, and sincerely hopes that India and Pakistan will remain calm and restrained, properly handle differences through dialogue and consultation, and avoid escalation of the situation, it added.
"China supports and expects India and Pakistan to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultations. This is in the fundamental interests of India and Pakistan and is also the common wish of the international community," the statement stated.
Earlier, India had launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in reply to the ghastly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. The terror attack had killed 26 people. India had struck nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Pakistan sought to up the ante with a series of unprovoked escalations using artillery guns and drones.
( With agencies inputs)
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