India Will Never Succumb to Nuclear Blackmail, Says Jaishankar in Germany

India Will Never Succumb to Nuclear Blackmail: S Jaishankar, who is in Germany, wasted no time in sending a clear signal to Pakistan that India "will never buckle down to nuclear blackmail", and will be dealing with Islamabad in a strictly bilateral way.

“I come to Berlin in the immediate aftermath of India responding to the Pahalgam terror attack. India has zero tolerance for terrorism,” Jaishankar said, referring to India’s military response under Operation Sindoor.

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"India will never give in to nuclear blackmail, and India will deal with Pakistan purely bilaterally. There should be no confusion in any quarter in that regard,” Jaishankar said. 

The minister also acknowledged Germany's position, adding, “We also value Germany's understanding that every nation has the right to defend its sovereignty and security.”

When asked about the fact that the German government had not lent any support to India's Operation Sindoor, Jaishankar said, "I think you are mistaken. Actually, we had had a conversation on the 7 of May, which is when we began our operations. It was very much a conversation of understanding and positivity and, quite honestly, even prior to that the German government had been supportive and the minister made it quite clear that Germany understood every country has a right to defend itself to terrorism."

India's Operation Sindoor was launched in response to the Pahalgam terror strike and consisted of precision military strikes on terror camps and Pakistani military positions assisting cross-border infiltration operations.

Jaishankar is on a Europe tour with a 'catch all' to talk with various European countries, the Netherlands & Denmark amid changing geopolitical grounds.

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The day earlier to this event, he said India wants a "definitive end" to terrorism and that India would again hit terrorists in Pakistan when terrorists attacked India.

According to him, the "most notorious" terrorists on the UN sanctions list are in Pakistan, and they operate in the big cities in broad daylight. 

"The state is involved. The (Pakistan) army is up to its neck in it," he said.

Jaishankar also said that the India-Pakistan understanding on ceasefire was arrived at following negotiations between the two parties, spurred on by US President Donald Trump stating that Washington has brokered the ceasefire.

Jaishankar's remarks were made in separate interviews with Dutch broadcaster NOS and De Volkskrant.

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