Nikki Haley says ‘India had every right to retaliate’, slams Pakistan for playing the ‘victim’
- On May 8, 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, targeting multiple terrorist bases located across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- India conducted the strikes as retaliation for the April 22 attack that killed dozens, while Pakistan claims civilian casualties and accuses India of misinformation.
- Indian officials emphasized that only terrorist hideouts were targeted, no Pakistani military sites or civilians were harmed, and the response was measured and restrained.
- Former US Ambassador Nikki Haley supported India’s right to defend itself, criticized Pakistan for playing the victim, and called out Islamabad’s continued support for terrorism.
- Global backing grows for India’s actions as the strikes aim to deter future terror attacks, highlighting international rejection of tolerance for terrorist support.
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US Republican leader Nikki Haley backs Op Sindoor, says 'Pakistan does not get to play the victim'
Daughter of Indian Sikh immigrants & a former US envoy to UN, Haley's support for India comes after activist & close ally of Trump, Laura Loomer, declared on X that 'India is going to win'.
Nikki Haley backs India’s right to retaliate, slams Pakistan on terror
New York: Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley on Thursday said that India had “every right” to retaliate and defend itself after the Pahalgam terror attack, asserting that Pakistan does not get to play the “victim”. India launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 civilians were killed. Under the operation, India struck nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied…
'India had every right to retaliate': Nikki Haley says Pakistan can't play victim card after Pahalgam attack
"Terrorists launched an attack that killed dozens of Indian citizens. India had every right to retaliate and defend itself. Pakistan does not get to play the victim. No country gets a pass for supporting terrorist activity," said Haley in an X post
Nikki Haley Backs India's Right To Retaliate, Slams Pak On Terror
Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley on Thursday said that India had "every right" to retaliate and defend itself after the Pahalgam terror attack, asserting that Pakistan does not get to play the "victim".
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