Description: Vadodara (Gujarat) May 31, 2025 (ANI): At Parul University, EAM Dr. S Jaishankar delivered a hard-hitting message rejecting any intimidation through nuclear blackmail and reaffirmed India’s unwavering commitment to its national interests. He condemned recent attempts to cripple Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism and stir religious unrest, stressing that the brutal killings demanded—and received—a fierce response. Warning that terrorism backers will face heavy consequences, Jaishankar declared that India’s zero tolerance policy has never been stronger, making terror hubs nowhere to hide.
00:00What we saw was an attempt to devastate the tourism economy of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as an evil design to sowing religious discord.
00:13The barbarity of the killings required an exemplary response which was delivered by destroying terrorist command centers especially in Bhopalpur and Muridke.
00:27Terrorism epicenters are no longer immune.
00:31India's zero tolerance for terrorism is manifest today through its actions.
00:37We will never give in to nuclear blackmail.
00:41As we responded to the Pahlgram attack, it was also heartening to witness the understanding from other nations of our right to defend ourselves against terrorism.
00:53What we saw was an attempt to devastate the tourism economy of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as an evil design to sowing religious discord.
01:07The barbarity of the killings required an exemplary response which was delivered by destroying terrorist command centers especially in Bhopalpur and Muridke.
01:21It is imperative that those who sponsor, nurture and utilize terrorism for their ends are made to pay a high cost.
01:33That it warranted a forceful response even after the 2611 attack in Mumbai in 2008 is widely acknowledged.
01:44But times have changed and our resolve is much stronger now.
01:50Terrorism epicenters are no longer immune.
01:54India's zero tolerance for terrorism is manifest today through its actions.
02:00We will never give in to nuclear blackmail and whatever decisions have to be taken in India's national interest are taken and will continue to be taken.
02:14As we responded to the Pahlgram attack, it was also heartening to witness the understanding from other nations of our right to defend ourselves against terrorism.
02:26There are other pressing challenges too faced by the world especially by our brothers and sisters of the global south.
