When 26 people were methodically executed in Kashmir’s Pahalgam valley — identified by name, religion, and in some cases, their inability to recite Islamic prayers — the global media did what it does best: looked away, chose its words carefully, and reached for the comforting vocabulary of denial. Not terrorism. Not jihad. Just “gunmen,” “militants,” and the ever-useful “tensions.” Because in the moral economy of modern newsrooms, the value of a life — and the weight of a headline — depends on who the victims are, and who the killers pray to.

The meeting comes a day after Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar compared the terror attack in Pahalgam to the October 7, 2023, Hamas strike on Israel.

PM Modi also received calls from leaders of Dutch and Netherlands, among others. The global leaders expressed solidarity with India and condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam.