Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar briefed the envoys in the South Block to convey the "context" of carrying out the strikes, EAM Spokesperson Vikas Swarup confirmed. India on Thursday briefed top envoys of 25 countries including the US, China, Russia, the UK and France after the Indian Army said it has carried a "surgical strikes" on seven terror launch pads across the LoC,inflicting "significant casualties" on terrorists preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). "There was one phone call between Secretary Kerry and EAM on September 27 in New York. Secretary Kerry welcomed EAM to the US. Swaraj attended the 71st UNGA session and delivered a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's "tirade" on Kashmir.

Source: dna September 29, 2016 16:40 UTC