New Delhi, May 1 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday spoke to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who expressed deep condolences over the loss of innocent lives in the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Pahalgam.

Expressing "deepest sympathies for the tragic loss of innocent civilians in the terror attack," the US Secretary conveyed strong support of the US government in India's fight against terrorism.

"The U.S. Secretary of Defence@PeteHegsethspoke to Raksha Mantri Shri@rajnathsinghearlier today and expressed his deepest sympathies for the tragic loss of innocent civilians in the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir," the Defence Minister's Office said in a post on X.

"Secretary Hegseth s...