Parliament Question: Chinese mediation in during Operation Sindoor

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 91 ANSWERED ON - 29/01/2026 CHINESE MEDIATION IN DURING OPERATION SINDOOR 91. SHRI GOLLA BABURAO Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:- (a) how Government looks at Pakistan which is backing China’s claim that it mediated during Operation Sindoor; (b) the efforts being made to put a full-stop to all such speculations, be it from China, Pakistan or the US; and (c) how Government looks at the recent statement made by the Chief Adviser of the interim Government of Bangladesh that attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh is a propaganda? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH) (a) & (b) In response to the Pahalgam terror attack perpetrated by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists on 22 April 2025, India took a number of diplomatic steps and launched Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. On 10 May 2025, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan approached his Indian counterpart to request for cessation of firing and military activities, which was agreed to later that day. Government have publicly clarified on several occasions that this understanding was arrived at directly between the two DGsMO. (c) The Government of India continuously monitors incidents of attacks against minorities in Bangladesh, including of their homes, properties, businesses and places of worship. India has consistently raised the matter of safety and security of the minorities with the authorities in Bangladesh, at both political and diplomatic levels. The troubling tendency by the interim government to attribute attacks on minorities to personal rivalries, political differences, or other extraneous reasons only emboldens the extremists and the perpetrators of such crimes, and deepens the sense of fear and insecurity among the minorities. India’s concerns and sensitivities with regard to incidents related to minorities have been clearly conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh, including at the highest political levels. The primary responsibility for the protection of life and liberty of all citizens of Bangladesh, including its minorities, rests with the Government of Bangladesh. *****