READ | ICJ verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Key pointsBut the ICJ verdict needs to be seen in the context of a string of India’s diplomatic successes in the last few years — a culmination of the painstaking diplomatic and legal groundwork to isolate Pakistan. It was the first time that the UNSC condemned a terrorist attack on security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir, and named the Pakistan-based terrorist group JeM. India also got diplomatic support from the US after the Pulwama attack, as Washington supported New Delhi’s right to defend itself. And after the Balakot airstrikes deep inside Pakistan, India got a chorus of support from the international community. READ | Salve hails verdict, says ICJ protected Jadhav from being executedMuch before Pulwama, India got global support after the surgical strikes following the Uri attack in 2016.

Source: Indian Express July 17, 2019 20:59 UTC