NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the 2016 surgical air strikes and the 2019 Balakot airstrikes were a “direct message” against carrying out terror operations in India.
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, the foreign minister said, “Uri and Balakot show that no, life doesn’t last, there is always a price, you do something and run away without a second thought.” That was my intention,” he said. You’re safe on that side, you’re not safe there, you’re not safe across the Line of Control, you’re not safe across the border. So I think there was a clear and direct message there, and it was for the people it reached. It was scheduled to be sent, so I hope it arrived. ”
Comparing India’s response to the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai with its response after the Uri and Pulwama attacks, Foreign Minister Jaishankar said, “I don’t think I could have conveyed this more clearly or sharply.” “At the end of the day, the military is the same, the bureaucracy is the same, the intelligence community is the same. So if you look at the structural inputs and responses of the system, it will be the same.”
Jaishankar also spoke about India’s bid to become a permanent member of the Security Council, saying, “Things are moving in a positive direction.”
“My sense is that things are moving in a good direction. There will be resistance. Everyone is competing and nobody wants someone else to get ahead. But if you ask me which way it is moving, I think it is moving in a positive direction. More countries are recognising how strong a position India is in and more countries are recognising that the UN itself needs reform. There is no Africa, there is no Latin America, there are very few developing countries. I think that is also a fact,” he said.
“So I feel that I am a part of Vikshit Bharat. Vikshit Bharat will have so many faces and so many expressions, and the UN Security Council is one of them. “It will be,” he added.
The United Nations Security Council is made up of 15 countries, including five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members, who are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms. 1 year).
(With agency opinion)
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, the foreign minister said, “Uri and Balakot show that no, life doesn’t last, there is always a price, you do something and run away without a second thought.” That was my intention,” he said. You’re safe on that side, you’re not safe there, you’re not safe across the Line of Control, you’re not safe across the border. So I think there was a clear and direct message there, and it was for the people it reached. It was scheduled to be sent, so I hope it arrived. ”
Comparing India’s response to the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai with its response after the Uri and Pulwama attacks, Foreign Minister Jaishankar said, “I don’t think I could have conveyed this more clearly or sharply.” “At the end of the day, the military is the same, the bureaucracy is the same, the intelligence community is the same. So if you look at the structural inputs and responses of the system, it will be the same.”
Jaishankar also spoke about India’s bid to become a permanent member of the Security Council, saying, “Things are moving in a positive direction.”
“My sense is that things are moving in a good direction. There will be resistance. Everyone is competing and nobody wants someone else to get ahead. But if you ask me which way it is moving, I think it is moving in a positive direction. More countries are recognising how strong a position India is in and more countries are recognising that the UN itself needs reform. There is no Africa, there is no Latin America, there are very few developing countries. I think that is also a fact,” he said.
“So I feel that I am a part of Vikshit Bharat. Vikshit Bharat will have so many faces and so many expressions, and the UN Security Council is one of them. “It will be,” he added.
The United Nations Security Council is made up of 15 countries, including five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members, who are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms. 1 year).
(With agency opinion)
