PM Modi said he was different from predecessors, will neither overlook nor tolerate terrorism, says Jaishankar
The Hindu
In his book “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery”, Jaishankar recalled PM Modi’s parting instructions when he set for “SAARC Yatra” in 2015.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been "crystal clear" that he will never allow terrorism, especially of the cross-border nature, to be normalised, and this determination has shaped India's policy towards Pakistan since 2014, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said.
Writing in the book "Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery", Mr. Jaishankar recalled Mr. Modi's parting instructions for him when he was set for his 'SAARC Yatra' in 2015 after becoming foreign secretary.
"The PM told me that he had great confidence in my experience and judgement, but there is one thing I should keep in mind when I arrive at Islamabad. He was different from his predecessors and would neither overlook nor tolerate terrorism. There should never be any ambiguity on this score," he said.
In his dealing with boundary dispute involving China, Mr. Modi has displayed requisite patience and this has been accompanied by a steely resolve to not allow the LAC to be changed unilaterally, Mr. Jaishankar wrote.
"The leadership and willpower were equally in evidence when it came to the deployment of forces in challenging conditions on the China border. The effective response of our armed forces in 2020 is a story in itself," he said in an apparent reference to the Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Opposition parties have repeatedly accused the government of not disclosing the real extent of the Chinese incursion, a charge rejected by it.
As foreign secretary and thereafter as external affairs minister, Jaishankar noted in the book, he has been associated with the neutralisation of insurgent camps on the Myanmar border in 2015, the surgical strike at Uri in 2016, the face-off at Doklam in 2017 and the "robust response" at the border in Ladakh since 2020.
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