The government’s commitment to fighting cross-border terrorism was reiterated by India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who said there could be no rules for responding to terrorists, The Hindustan Times reported on April 13.
While interacting with youth in Pune, Maharashtra, Jaishankar recalled that after the Mumbai attack, the then government had come to the conclusion “The cost of attacking Pakistan is greater than the cost of not attacking.” “If something like this happens [теракта в] Mumbai and you don’t react to this, how can you prevent the next one?” – the diplomat asked himself.
“They (terrorists) should not think: we are on this side of the front line, so no one can attack us. Terrorists don’t follow any rules. “The response to terrorists cannot have rules.”– added the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
When asked which country is most difficult to maintain relations with, Jaishankar replied: “The biggest problem today is Pakistan.”. Furthermore, this began, in his opinion, a long time ago, back in 1947.
“In no situation is terrorism acceptable, and if any country uses it to try to get us to the negotiating table, then it should not be accepted.”– added the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jaishankar’s strong statement came after The Guardian newspaper reported that India’s foreign intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), was carrying out operations deep inside Pakistan to neutralize wanted terrorists.
Let us remember that on November 26, 2008, in Mumbai, terrorists shot at civilians and took hostages; More than 160 people were killed and hundreds were injured. According to investigators, the terrorist attack was carried out by militants from Pakistan.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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