NSA Ajit Doval also said protests against the government’s new armed forces recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ would not lead to its rollback.
National Security Advisorย Ajit Dovalย on Tuesday warnedย Pakistanย that while India is keen on ‘normal relations’ its ‘tolerance threshold for terrorism is very low’. Speaking exclusively to news agency ANI, Doval said the mood in Kashmir had changed after 2019 – a reference to the terror attack inย Pulwamaย in which over 40 Indian soldiers died for their country after a CRPF convoy was targeted by a suicide bomber linked to Pak-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed.
“Post 2019, the mood and temper of the people of Kashmir has totally changed. People are no more in favour of Pakistan and terrorism. Where are those bandh calls… those Friday hartals.. all gone. Some young boys are getting misled but we are doing our best to persuade them… some military organisations are there but we are fighting them with total resolve,” Doval told ANI.
On relations with Pak, he said: “We would like to have normal relations but tolerance threshold for terrorism is very low. Can’t have peace and war at choice of our adversary… we will decide when, with whom, and what terms…”
