EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that “tactical calculations should not lead to overlooking the dangers of terrorism”, as “it is a high-risk activity which has come back to bite even the practitioners”.

Jaishankar’s remarks at the first plenary session of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Friday in Atlanta were a thinly veiled reference to US’s close ties with Pakistan in the past year-and-half during which US President Donald Trump has engaged with Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen Asim Munir.

India has accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism against Indians, including targeting civilians at the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025.

In a post on X, Jaishankar said: “Pleased to participate in the 1st Plenary of @g20org Foreign Ministers’ Meeting #Atlanta today. Tactical calculations should not lead to overlooking the dangers of terrorism.…