After the European Union, China and other nations, France, too came out to call for restrain amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan, but also supported India's need to ensure security.

A statement issued by France's Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs said, "France recognises India's legitimacy to ensure its security against cross-border terrorism and asks Pakistan to put an end to the operations of terrorist groups established on its territory."

Like Australia, France has clearly urged Pakistan to stop terrorist organisations from using its soil to continue with terror activities.

The French spokesperson further added, "France, which stands by India in the fight against terrorism in all its forms, is fully engaged in mobilising the international community to sanction terrorists responsible for this attack (Pulwama) and freezing their financing networks."

The European nation further called for restraint and said, "France calls on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint to avert any risk of military escalation and preserve strategic stability in region. Resumption of dialogue between Islamabad and New is Delhi necessary to initiate peaceful settlement of differences."

India on Tuesday morning conducted preemptive precision airstrikes in Pakistan's Balakot, destroying one of the most prominent Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps in the country.

Pakistan Prime Minister has vowed retaliation and asked his fellow countrymen to brace for "anything" that can happen.

The pre-dawn operation, described as "non-military" and "preemptive", struck a five-star resort style camp on a hilltop forest that provided Indian forces with a "sitting duck target" and caught the terrorists in their sleep, sources said, killing around 350 Jaish terrorists at the camp.