Jaishankar condemns terrorism as statecraft, urges global action

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar condemned the use of terrorism as an instrument of statecraft and called for stronger international action against terrorism in all its forms, speaking at an event in New Delhi on October 25. At the gathering marking the 75th anniversary of the Chinmaya Mission, Jaishankar said terrorism could never be justified or rationalised. He argued that the threat persisted because some states did not demonstrate zero tolerance and allowed political calculations to take precedence over lessons from history. He did not name any country, and the remarks were his assessment rather than an identification of specific governments. Jaishankar also linked conflicts abroad to wider threats to peace. Citing the wars in Ukraine and West Asia, he said war anywhere threatened peace everywhere. He said dialogue and diplomacy were the way to resolve the conflicts, describing that position as consistent with broader international sentiment. He urged countries to develop greater awareness of terrorism as a shared threat and to strengthen their resolve to counter it. His call focused on international cooperation and action against terrorism in all its forms...