Pakistan sponsoring terrorism at industry level, dodging problem gets us nowhere: Jaishankar

SINGAPORE: Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has once again accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism. "Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism at industry level. India's position is not to overlook terrorists and it will not skirt this problem anymore," he said.

“Every country wants a stable neighbourhood…if nothing else you want at least a quiet neighbourhood,” S Jaishankar said. He made his comments on Pakistan during a question-and-answer session after his lecture on his book 'Why Bharat Matters' during a three-day visit to Singapore.

“How do you deal with a neighbour who does not hide the fact that they use terrorism as an instrument of statecraft?”

“It’s not a one-off happening…but very sustained, almost at an industry level…So what we have come to conclude is that we have to find a way of addressing (the menace), that dodging the problem gets us nowhere, it only invites more trouble,” he said.