India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar emphasised on Saturday that India will never accept equating terrorists with their victims and expects international partners to respect its strict “zero tolerance” stance on terrorism. His comments came amid concerns in New Delhi about some countries linking India and Pakistan following recent clashes between the two neighbors.
Glad to meet UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy today in Delhi.
Appreciate UK’s strong condemnation of the terrorist attack on Pahalgam and support in combatting terrorism.
Our conversation focused on the significant strides being made by the 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 Comprehensive Strategic… pic.twitter.com/R9yssJiZCI
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 7, 2025
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After arriving in Delhi, British Foreign Secretary
David Lammy met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
, who welcomed the UK’s support in India’s efforts to combat cross-border terrorism.
Following the meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the British foreign secretary strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack while Modi underscored the need for a decisive international action against terrorism and those who support it.
”Appreciate his substantive contribution to the remarkable progress in our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, further strengthened by the recently concluded FTA. Value UK’s support for India’s fight against cross-border terrorism,” the prime minister said in a social media post.
Modi described the recent conclusion of the India-UK free trade pact and double contribution convention (DCC) as a ”strategic milestone” that will unlock potential of the partnership in diverse sectors, according to the MEA.
It said the prime minister conveyed his warm greetings to his UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer and reiterated the invitation for his visit to India at the ”earliest mutual convenience”.
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In his televised opening remarks at the meeting with Lammy, Jaishankar thanked the UK for its strong condemnation of the ”barbaric” Pahalgam terror attack and London’s solidarity and support to New Delhi’s fight against terrorism.
”We practise a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and expect our partners to understand it, and we will never countenance perpetrators of evil being put at par with its victims,” he said.
It is understood that the Indian side explained India’s challenge of dealing with cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
The UK was among countries which were in touch with both India and Pakistan in an attempt to de-escalate their tensions during their military conflict from May 7-10.
Lammy paid a two-day visit to Islamabad from May 16 during which he welcomed the May 10 understanding between India and Pakistan to stop the military actions.
After the meeting, the British foreign secretary said: ”We are advancing a new era in UK-India relations — boosting trade and technology, tackling the climate crisis and providing greater security for our people.” In his remarks, Jaishankar described the recent conclusion of the India-UK free trade agreement and the double contribution convention as ”truly a milestone which will not only propel our two-way trade and investment but will also have a positive effect on other strategic aspects of our bilateral ties”.
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As Lammy landed in Delhi, a British readout quoted him as saying: ”We’re building a modern partnership with India for a new global era.” It said he will also welcome progress in ”our migration partnership, including ongoing work on safeguarding citizens and securing borders in both countries”.
The MEA said the two ministers reviewed the overall bilateral ties and expressed satisfaction at the progress in diverse sectors, including trade, defence and security, technology, health, green energy and climate, education, and people-to-people ties under the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership.
Lammy’s visit provided a valuable opportunity to sustain the high-level engagement and to further consolidate the pa