India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, US (Photo: UNGA website) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Terrorism is a challenge that India has been confronting since its Independence, as the country's neighbour is an "epicentre of terrorism", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday at the United Nations General Assembly, in an apparent reference to Pakistan.

The links of major terror attacks in recent decades can be traced to this neighbouring country, he said. Most recently, it was witnessed in the form of "cross-border barbarism" in Pahalgam, where 26 civilians were murdered by terrorists, Jaishankar said.

India exercised the right to defend its people following the Pahalg

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