Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that India cannot accept terrorism as “in any way legitimate such as diplomacy” or “unorthodox statecraft”, adding that the “bigger problems” remain with Pakistan despite the two neighboring countries reaching a ceasefire agreement earlier this year would have achieved.
Speaking to former US National Security Advisor HR McMaster at the Battlegrounds session on India: Opportunities and Challenges for a Strategic Partnership, Jaishankar said, “Look, what I can tell you at this point is that We had an agreement between our Director General for Military Operations a few weeks ago that we wouldn’t shoot each other across the control line, which saw a lot of it. And it saw a lot of it, mainly because there was infiltration from their side. “
So the basis for not shooting is very clear because the reason for shooting is for infiltration. So if there is no infiltration, then obviously there is no need to shoot. That’s a good move. But I think there are obviously bigger ones Problems, “the minister added during an official visit to the United States.
In February the military of India and Pakistan reached an agreement to strictly adhere to all ceasefire agreements along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in other sectors.
When asked about recent political developments in India that allegedly undermine the country’s “secular nature”, Jaishankar said it was part of a “political effort” to portray the current government in a certain way. “When it comes to real governance, there is a difference between the political imagery that is put together and the actual government record,” he said.
“In our society we define secularism as equal respect for all faiths without denying anyone of their beliefs. Today you are looking for people who are convinced of their culture, their beliefs, their language and their beliefs. They are less from the English-speaking world, less connected to other global centers so there is a difference, “he added.
Jaishankar has said in the past that there is a culture of electoral banking policy, but the country has now deviated from it.
The minister said that democracy as a political model fits India’s diverse culture. “Others may be confused, we are not. We Indians are extremely confident about our democracy,” he said.
Speaking of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the world, the Foreign Minister said we cannot have a world that is partly vaccinated and partly not. “The sense of justice for the common good is important,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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