Mumbai terror attacks were a clear shift in relations in India-Pakistan: Jaishankar flag 'bad habits' by Islamabad | Today news

Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday reflected on the profound impact of the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai on India’s relationship with Pakistan, which describes it as an important moment when Indians jointly decided that such behavior of a neighboring country was unbearable. During an interactive session at the Charotar University of Science and Technology, Jaishankar emphasized that India has undergone significant transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past decade, while Pakistan remains unchanged and continues with what he named as “bad habits”. When asked why Indian government rarely discusses Pakistan in public, Jaishankar explained that it is not necessary to waste “precious time” on the neighboring country. “India has changed. I wish I could say that Pakistan has changed. Unfortunately, they have continued their bad habits in many ways. On November 26, 2008, a group of ten Pakistani terrorist attacks launched attacks in various places in Mumbai and killed 166 people in the siege of nearly 60 hours. In a veiled Jibe at the UPA government led in Congress, which was in power in 2008, Jaishankar said: “I think the feeling was very strong in society, but it may not have been completely understood by the government, which is another matter.” Guja -Lp of Gujarat further said that after 2014, when the government changed, Pakistan received a firm message that there would be consequences if terrorism was committed, he said. “During this period we have grown economically and politically, and our status in the world has improved. But Pakistan continued the old playbook,” he said. Jaishankar said Pakistan also tried to get something out of the conflict in Afghanistan when the US and the NATO were present. ‘Pakistan played a double match. It was with the Taliban and also with the other side. But when the Americans left, the double game could not be sustained. ‘ The benefits they get from the double game that also took off. In addition, the many terrorism industry that promoted them returned to bite them, ‘he added. He said while India rose to a higher level, the terrorism brand held them (Pakistan). ” Our brand is technology today. That’s the difference. We will respond if terrorism takes place, but why should I spend my precious time on it? “Asked the minister. First published: 15 Apr 2025, 23:08 IST