Sri Lanka, May 19 -- In the wake of Operation Sindoor, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, in an interview with Daily Mirror, said that economic stability in the region, especially for countries like Sri Lanka, is dependent on security.

Asserting that 'Operation Sindoor' is India's established policy against terrorism, he said India had targeted only the terrorist strongholds and carefully ensured that military and civilians were not targeted.

"Our response was non-escalatory, measured, and proportionate. The same was communicated to the Pakistani side, with the clear intention not to escalate the hostilities," he said.

He said India is thankful to Sri Lanka and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for expressing solidarity with the v...