World React to India’s Operation Sindoor Strikes in Pakistan

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Operation Sindoor: Trump Hopes for Quick De-escalation of India-Pakistan Tension

By TRH News Desk

NEW DELHI, May 7, 2025 – India’s Operation Sindoor drew a spectrum of reactions from global leaders. The operation, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure, heightened fears of escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors, prompting calls for de-escalation and restraint.

US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters as he entered the Oval Office, described the strikes as part of a long-standing conflict. “We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval… They’ve been fighting for a long time… I just hope it ends very quickly,” Trump said, emphasizing a desire for a swift resolution.

India struck terror infrastructure run by lashkar-e-Taiba in different cities. Targets were spread over in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The strikes came in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.

Trump’s remarks reflect a neutral stance, consistent with his earlier comments on the Pahalgam attack, where he noted, “I am very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan… they’ll figure it out one way or the other.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian urged both nations to exercise caution. “China hopes India and Pakistan will show restraint and take measures to cool down the situation,” he said during a briefing, echoing Beijing’s call for stability in South Asia, a region critical to its Belt and Road Initiative.

China, a close ally of Pakistan, has condemned the Pahalgam attack but avoided directly criticizing India’s strikes.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressed concern over the potential for broader conflict. “The UK urges both India and Pakistan to de-escalate and engage in dialogue to prevent further loss of life,” he stated, emphasizing London’s interest in regional stability.

A day after the Pahalgam terror attack, India had briefed a few of the G20 member nations, including China. India also briefed a number of diplomats of embassies in New Delhi on Pahalgam terror attack.

The UK, alongside Gulf states, has reportedly been briefed by Pakistan on the situation, with some Gulf nations attempting to mediate.

India’s strikes against the terror infrastructure inside Pakistan and occupied Kashmir came after attempts of Islamabad to drag the international community to the simmering tension between the two nations. The bid of Pakistan to raise the issue at the UN Security Council also came to a naught.

India undertook a slew of diplomatic steps ahead of the strikes against the terror infrastructure. India put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, besides downsizing the strength in the high commission, as well as cancelling the long-term visa of the Pakistani nationals.

Experts said that India sensitized the international community with speed and agility in the run up to the strikes named ‘Operation Sindoor’. The name of the operation strikes an emotional bond, for civilian men were singled out for killing in front of their spouses in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.

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