Jaishankar Warns UN Against State-Sponsored Terrorism, Defends India's Right to Self-Defense

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar issued a sharp warning at the UN General Assembly against state-sponsored terrorism, urging accountability for governments that support it. He declared that India will exercise its right to self-defense against terrorism. Without naming Pakistan directly, Jaishankar referenced a previous day’s speech, accusing a “serial practitioner of terrorism” of misrepresenting facts before the UN. He stated that such actions “will not stand” and stressed that “friendship and goodwill cannot coexist with terrorism,” demanding the perpetrator mend its ways. The remarks underscore India’s firm stance on cross-border terrorism and its refusal to accept any normalization of such activities. Jaishankar’s address signals a hardening of India’s diplomatic posture on the issue at the international forum.