India, May 12 -- India on Tuesday delivered a scathing critique regarding China's admission of extending support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserting that countries backing efforts to "protect terror infrastructure" must reflect on the impact such actions have on their global standing.

Addressing the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised that the international community is closely watching how major powers align themselves. This comes after reports that Beijing admitted it had provided technical assistance to Islamabad during the May 2025 military engagement, which lasted more than three days.

"We have seen reports that corroborate what was known earlier...