A video of visibly miffed External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar whereas greeting Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto at SCO Summit in Goa went viral on social media earlier at this time. India and Pakistan took a veiled dig at one another throughout the summit within the day and within the night, Dr Jaishankar laucnhed a no-holds-barred assault in opposition to Pakistan whereas addressing a press convention. Jaishankar fired photographs after photographs whereas expressing his views on Pakistan’s participation within the SCO summit.Â
“As a Foreign Minister of an SCO member state, Mr Bhutto Zardari was treated accordingly. As a promoter, justifier and spokesperson of a terrorism industry which is the mainstay of Pakistan, his positions were called out and they were countered including at the SCO meeting itself,” mentioned EAM Dr S Jaishankar.
Speaking on Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s arrival in India, Jaishankar mentioned that he visited India because the Foreign Minister of an SCO Member State and that’s a part of multilateral diplomacy. “Please, don’t see it as anything more than that. I think that nothing from what he said or what I heard he said deserves to be treated more than that,” mentioned Jaishankar.
Responding to the query of India-Pakistan ties, Jaishankar mentioned that victims of terrorism don’t sit along with perpetrators of terrorism to debate terrorism. “Victims of terrorism defend themselves, counter acts of terrorism, they call it out, they legitimise it and that is exactly what is happening. To come here & preach these hypocritical words as though we are on the same boat,” mentioned Jaishankar.
Jaishankar mentioned that Pakistan’s credibility on the matter of terrorism is depleting quick. “They are committing acts of terrorism. I don’t want to jump the gun on what happened today but we are all feeling equally outraged. On this matter, the terrorism matter, I would say that Pakistan’s credibility is depleting faster than even its Forex reserves,” he mentioned.
Speaking about China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Jaishankar mentioned that it was made clear twice throughout the SCO assembly that whereas connectivity is nice for the area, it can not violate the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a nation. “This has been the long-standing position of India. Nobody should have any doubt about it and I assure you those who were in the room today had no doubt about it. I made sure of that.,” mentioned Jaishankar.Â
Responding to a query about Pakistan’s objection to the G20 assembly in Kashmir, Jaishankar mentioned that there’s nothing to debate about it and positively not with a rustic which has nothing to do with the G20.