Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified his stance on potential conflict with Pakistan, emphasizing that war should be the last resort following the Pahalgam terror attack. He criticized intelligence failures and urged the central government to address security shortcomings while welcoming diplomatic measures.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the "perpetrators and conspirators" of the Pahalgam attack would face "the harshest response."

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.