Copenhagen, May 23 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that terrorism remains one of the foremost collective challenges faced by the Global South, alongside climate change, poverty, and the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview with Danish newspaper Politiken, the Minister stated, "Of the major collective challenges today, I would place terrorism at the top--alongside climate change, growing poverty, and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Global South."

The term "Global South" broadly refers to developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania.

Speaking about the recent escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, Jaishankar said, "It wasn't a conflict between...