Pakistan an exception on ‘good neighbourhood’, terrorism can’t be normalised: EAM Jaishankar

India cannot have a Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) meeting as long.

As one member continues to engage in acts of terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Jaishankar also said India will not tolerate a situation where “terrorism happens by night and trade happens by day.”

“I think there are issues there and it’s time to recognise the seriousness of issues and not allow terrorism to happen by night and trade by day. I don’t think the country is well served by that,” Jaishankar said, during an interactive session at an event in New Delhi.

Notably, the Saarc is the regional intergovernmental organisation of eight countries of South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.