'Response to terror can't be determined…': S Jaishankar at UN amid Canada row

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Political convenience should not determine responses to "terrorism, extremism and violence", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, amid the diplomatic stand-off between India and Canada..

He also said, respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs "cannot be exercises in cherry-picking"...

When reality departs from rhetoric, we must have the courage to call it out...," the minister said.. Highlighting the need for "rule-based" global order, Jaishankar remarked that the days when few nations set the global agenda are over...

Asserting that from the era of non-alignment, India has now evolved to the era of "Vishwa Mitra", Jaishankar said New Delhi seeks to "promote cooperation with diverse partners"...

The high-level session of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held on Tuesday in New York and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar led the Indian delegation...

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