Country with terrorism industry can’t be prosperous: Jaishankar on crisis-hit Pak

No country is going to come out of a difficult situation and become prosperous if its basic industry is terrorism, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in a veiled attack on Pakistan.

Which is reeling under the heft of a crumbling economy. “No country is ever going to come out of a difficult situation and become a prosperous power if its basic industry is terrorism,” he said at Asia Economic Dialogue here organised by the external affairs ministry.

Speaking on India extending help to Pakistan, Jaishankar said terrorism is the fundamental issue of the India-Pakistan relationship, which one cannot avoid.

“…if I were to look at any big decision I am making, I will also look at what is the public sentiment. I would have a pulse what do my people feel about it. And I think you know the answer,” he was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.

Earlier, the minister had said that Pakistan’s future would largely be determined by its own actions and choices, and it is for the neighbouring country to find a way out of its economic troubles.