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News India Live, Digital Desk: India abroad MTri S. Jaishankar Has shown a mirror once again to the world, especially Western countries, on the issue of terrorism. In a meeting with Britain’s shadow Foreign Secretary (Potential Foreign Minister) David Lammy, he said in clear and strong words that ‘Those who do evil (terrorists) and evil (victims) can never be equal.’
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met the prominent leader of Britain’s Labor Party and Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy. This meeting is also important because there is a strong possibility of the Labor Party’s victory in the elections to be held in the UK and David Lammy may be the next foreign minister. In this conversation, India-Britain relations, Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and future roadmap were discussed.
But amidst this discussion, Jaishankar made India’s stand on terrorism completely clear.
What does Jaishankar’s statement mean?
This statement of Jaishankar is a direct message for those countries that often appeal to both India and the attackers (such as Pakistan -backed terrorist groups) to take ‘restraint’ after terrorist attacks. By doing this, they weigh the attacker and the victim in the same scales.
Jaishankar made it clear that India would never accept such equality. He insisted that India’s policy regarding terrorism ‘Zero tolerance’ There is no compromise in terms of national security. Countries that use terrorism as weapons cannot be seen equal to the afflicted country.
Big message for India-Britain relations
This statement is also a clear indication for the UK government. India has expressed that if Britain wants to strengthen its relations with India, it will have to respect India’s stance on terrorism and its concerns.
Overall, Jaishankar’s statement reflects India’s strong and self -sufficient stance, which is not willing to relax any relaxation in terms of national security or accept double standards.