External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday asserted that it is not a conflict between India and Pakistan but a response to the threat of terrorism in Brussels. He reiterated India’s policy of zero tolerance for terrorism and not yielding to the nuclear blackmail.
When asked about the India-Pakistan conflict during the joint press conference with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas on Tuesday, Jaishankar responded, “I’d like you to understand this is not a conflict between two states per se. This is actually a response to the threat and the practice of terrorism. So, I would urge you to make it. Don’t think of it as India or Pakistan; think of it as India-terroristan. You will then appreciate it.”
#WATCH | "This is not a conflict between two states. This is actually a response to the threat and practice of terrorism. I would urge you not to think of it as India-Pakistan, but think of it as India-Terroristan," says EAM Dr S Jaishankar on a question from a member of the… pic.twitter.com/Fk97TwFj0d
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He asserted that terrorism is a “shared and interconnected challenge” for the international community. He emphasised that it is important to have strong international cooperation on the matter.
“We strongly believe that there must be zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. In that context, it is also essential that we never yield to nuclear blackmail. This is a shared and interconnected challenge for the global community, and it is imperative that there is strong international cooperation and understanding on the matter,” he said.
During the joint press conference, Jaishankar also discussed his meeting with Kaja Kallas. He said that he and Kallas exchanged views on global order, including the situation in Europe, the Ukraine conflict, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and the Indo-Pacific.
“The High Representative and I exchange views on the global order. We will be discussing in the coming session the situation of course in Europe. We will have, I think, a deeper exchange on the Ukraine conflict, we’ll be talking about West Asia as we call it the Middle East for you, the Indian subcontinent and the Indo-Pacific amongst others,” Jaishankar said.
