Pak economic crisis: Jaishankar says, no country will become prosperous if its basic industry...

As Pakistan's economy continues to remain in crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that no country can come out of the difficult situation "if its basic industry is terrorism."

Speaking at the annual Asia Economic Dialogue organised by the external affairs ministry in Pune on Thursday, Jaishankar said, "The reality of this particular relationship (India-Pakistan) is that it has a fundamental issue which we cannot and we must not avoid. And that issue is that of terrorism because the moment you start doing this walk around that..."

"And we mustn't be in denial of what are very fundamental problems in that relationship. And just as a country has to fix its economic issues, a country has to fix its political issues, too. A country has to fix its social issues too. No country will ever come out of a difficult situation and become prosperous power if its basic industry is terrorism," he added.

Notably, Pakistan's economy is in shambles and the country is holding virtual talks on the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) in order to strike the staff-level agreement.

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