NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday strongly defended India’s global outreach after the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack and the subsequent developments related to Operation Sindoor, saying in Lok Sabha that the international community had overwhelmingly backed India. Even as President Donald Trump again claimed he ended the India-Pakistan conflict, Jaishankar asserted there was no conversation between Trump and PM Modi between April 22 and June 17 – the two publicly known days Trump dialled Modi – and also denied trade was a part of the talks that were going on with the US, ahead of the truce. Trump continues to claim that he used trade to enforce peace.Jaishankar cited statements by Quad, Brics, the US listing of terror group TRF and the UNSC condemnation of the attack, which called for holding the perpetrators accountable, to buttress govt’s argument about support for India from across the globe and to dismiss opposition’s claim that India had again been hyphenated with Pakistan.He was responding to opposition MPs who had said that Indian foreign policy had come a cropper as international support was not forthcoming. He said India’s objectives in its engagements with the global community was to ensure zero tolerance for terrorism, and to stress “the right to defend ourselves, right to defend the people of India against cross-border terrorism”. Jaishankar said that the UNSC condemnation of the Pahalgam attack resonated throughout the international community, adding that while there are 193 members of the United Nations, only three, apart from Pakistan, opposed India’s strikes on terror camps in Pakistan. Jaishankar also attacked Congress for agreeing with Pakistan that terrorism is a threat to both countries and accepting a reference to Balochistan in the Sharm El Sheikh joint statement, six months after the Mumbai attacks. The minister also defended his recent visit to China saying he went there to discuss de-escalation, trade restrictions and terrorism. “In 2005, China was designated as a Strategic Partner during Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India. Strategic Partner! And there is a very famous concept called Chindia. A belief that China and India have common interest,” he said, while attacking Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi for getting a briefing from the Chinese ambassador while the Doklam crisis was still on.