Srinagar/New Delhi, May 2 -- The Pahalgam terror attack exposed Pakistan as a rogue state destabilising the region, and the world can no longer turn a blind eye to terrorism, India told the US on Thursday as the world's two largest democracies engaged at the highest levels over the strike that killed 26 people.

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh spoke to his US counterpart Pete Hegseth over the phone on Thursday, hours after secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke to external affairs minister S Jaishankar. Rubio also spoke to Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The call from Hegseth was made to convey his condolences for the tragic loss of lives, and to reiterate the US government's full support to India in its fight against terroris...