New Delhi: Asserting that no country is immune to the “existential threat” of terrorism, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the need of hour is to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism and those using it as an “instrument of convenience”.
In an address at the Raisina Dialogue, Swaraj, touching on various geo-political developments, said India’s strength and success has been a force for global peace, stability and prosperity and that it stands for a democratic and rules-based international order in which all nations thrive as equals.
Swaraj said India’s consistent message has been that unresolved border issues can be resolved bilaterally, when approached in the right spirit and in an atmosphere free from violence and hostility. The comments are seen as a veiled reference to China with which India has a lingering border dispute.