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Welcoming the precise, coordinated attacks on terror sites in Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said at least three countries have expressed understanding of India's right to defend itself against terrorism and pointed out that Islamabad's "all-weather friend", China, has not backed it the way it would have expected.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Wednesday, Mr Tharoor said one of the motives behind the terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam was to divert attention from the fact that the Pakistani army is becoming increasingly unpopular. The Congress leader also reiterated that his party and every Indian stands behind the armed forces.