External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India has zero-tolerance for terrorism and New Delhi will "never give in to nuclear blackmail," referring to the cross-border links to the Pahalgam massacre

In his remarks at a joint press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul after holding talks with him, the external affairs minister also said, "India will deal with Pakistan purely bilaterally" and there should be "no confusion in any quarter" in that regard

Earlier in the day, Jaishankar met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and told him that India is looking forward to working with his government to elevate and expand the bilateral strategic partnership

Jaishankar is in Berlin in the concluding leg of his three-nation tour to the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany

Addressing the press conference with Wadephul, Jaishankar said: "I came to Berlin in the immediate aftermath of India responding to the Pahalgam terror attack. Let me share with you what I conveyed to Mr Wadephul in that context. India has zero-tolerance for terrorism. India will never give in to nuclear blackmail"

"And, India will deal with Pakistan purely bilaterally. There should be no confusion in any quarter in that regard," Jaishankar said