India can't accept terrorism as 'legitimate diplomacy'; 'bigger issues' with Pakistan remain despite ceasefire: Jaishankar

In February, the militaries of India and Pakistan had reached an agreement to strictly adhere to all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said India cannot accept terrorism as "any way legitimate as diplomacy" or "unorthodox statecraft", adding that the "bigger issues" remain with Pakistan despite the two neighbouring countries reaching a ceasefire agreement earlier this year. During a conversation with former US National Security Advisor General HR McMaster in ‘Battlegrounds’ session on 'India: Opportunities And Challenges For A Strategic Partnership’, Jaishankar said, "Look what I can tell you at this point of time, is that we had an agreement some weeks ago between our Director General of Military Operations that we would not fire across at each other, across the Line of Control, which has seen a lot of that. And it’s seen a lot of that, mainly because there's been infiltration from their side." "So, the basis for not firing is very clear because the reason for firing is infiltration so if there is no infiltration there's obviously no reason to fire. That's a good step. But I think there are obviously bigger issues," the minister, currently on an official visit to the United States, added.