India on Friday said the Government of Pakistan cannot escape from the responsibility of curbing terrorism emanating from the territory under its control.
"At some stage, the differentiation (between state and non-state actors) is not gone out on the ground. There is a connect between state actors and non-state actors, which is why we use the word 'sponsored'," Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said on Friday. "The state cannot escape responsibility (of cross-border terror attacks) by saying it is (the) non-state, (which is responsible). That is a false dichotomy," he added.
The foreign secretary made the remark in response to a query at a conference on "South Asia Looking East" held in New Delhi by the East West Centre, a think-tank based in the United States.
"At some stage, the differentiation (between state and non-state actors) is not gone out on the ground. There is a connect between state actors and non-state actors, which is why we use the word 'sponsored'," Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said on Friday. "The state cannot escape responsibility (of cross-border terror attacks) by saying it is (the) non-state, (which is responsible). That is a false dichotomy," he added.
The foreign secretary made the remark in response to a query at a conference on "South Asia Looking East" held in New Delhi by the East West Centre, a think-tank based in the United States.
India on Friday said the Government of Pakistan cannot escape from the responsibility of curbing terrorism emanating from the territory under its control.
"At some stage, the differentiation (between state and non-state actors) is not gone out on the ground. There is a connect between state actors and non-state actors, which is why we use the word 'sponsored’,” Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said on Friday. "The state cannot escape responsibility (of cross-border terror attacks) by saying it is (the) non-state, (which is responsible). That is a false dichotomy,” he added.
The foreign secretary made the remark in response to a query at a conference on "South Asia Looking East” held in New Delhi by the East West Centre, a think-tank based in the United States.
"At some stage, the differentiation (between state and non-state actors) is not gone out on the ground. There is a connect between state actors and non-state actors, which is why we use the word 'sponsored’,” Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said on Friday. "The state cannot escape responsibility (of cross-border terror attacks) by saying it is (the) non-state, (which is responsible). That is a false dichotomy,” he added.
The foreign secretary made the remark in response to a query at a conference on "South Asia Looking East” held in New Delhi by the East West Centre, a think-tank based in the United States.