India contacts non-permanent UNSC members amid global push after Pahalgam attack

In the wake of the brutal Pahalgam terror attack, India has intensified diplomatic outreach, particularly targeting non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC). On Wednesday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, expressing appreciation for Denmark's solidarity and emphasizing India’s determination to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Jaishankar had earlier engaged with his counterparts from Algeria, Greece, Guyana, Panama, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, and Somalia. These nations, along with Denmark, are non-permanent members of the UNSC for the 2025-26 term, a term that also includes Pakistan, which adds to the significance of India’s outreach. India highlighted the ‘Cross-border linkages’ of the April 22 attack and has vowed severe retribution against those responsible.

While the UNSC did condemn the attack in strong terms on April 25, India reportedly found the response inadequate. Meanwhile, global leaders including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others have personally reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the attack and express support.

In his public addresses, Modi reiterated that the armed forces have full operational freedom to determine the nature and timing of the response. He assured the nation and the victims’ families that justice would be delivered and that the attackers would face the harshest consequences.