New Delhi, July 25 -- The Central government has refuted claims that Operation Sindoor was announced "under international pressure."

In a reply to a question by Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Operation Sindoor was launched to respond to a barbaric cross-border terror attack in Pahalgam and It focused on dismantling terrorist infrastructure and neutralizing terrorists.

MP Suman had asked "whether it is a fact that Operation Sindoor was announced under international pressure."

Replying to his question, MoS Vardhan said, "Operation Sindoor was launched to respond to a barbaric cross-border terror attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists. It focused on dismantli...