
The victims and perpetrators of terrorism must never be equated and India has every right to defend its people against terror strikes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
With his counterparts from the US, Australia and Japan listening, Jaishankar also said that India expects its Quad partners to understand and appreciate its position on dealing with terrorism.
Jaishankar made the remarks to the media ahead of a crucial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.