The readout from the external affairs ministry said: “Ambassador Bolton supported India’s right to self-defence against cross-border terrorism. Bolton and Doval also “resolved to hold Pakistan to account for its obligations under United Nations resolutions and to remove all obstacles to designating JeM leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 Committee process”. I have spoken to him twice... and expressed the US’ condolences over the terrorist attack,” Bolton was quoted as saying by PTI. He said the US has been very clear on Pakistan ending its support to terrorist safe havens. It also described the terror strike in Pulwama as an attack by a “Pakistan-based terrorist group”.

Source: Hindustan Times February 16, 2019 16:44 UTC