Zero tolerance for terror, will not give into nuclear blackmail

India has zero tolerance for terrorism and will never give in to nuclear blackmail, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Friday after briefing Germany's top leadership on the new approach to combating cross-border terror backed by Pakistan.

- Rezaul H Laskar

NEW DELHI:

Jaishankar signaled there will be no room for third-party mediation in India's dealings with Pakistan while addressing a news conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul in Berlin. He also conveyed to Chancellor Friedrich Merz India's appreciation for Germany's solidarity at the time when the country was responding to the Pahalgam attack.

"India has zero tolerance for terrorism. India will never give in to nuclear blackmail. And India will deal with Pakistan purely bilaterally," Jaishankar said. "There should be no confusion in any quarter in that regard."