India, June 10 -- China cannot afford "ambiguity or double standards" in combating terror in the context of its close relation with Pakistan because terrorism is a problem that affects all countries, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.

Jaishankar made it clear in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro that India will hunt down terrorists who attack India "wherever they are, including in Pakistan". India's military strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan last month were about terrorism, and "not a dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir".

He responded to a question on China's support for Pakistan by saying: "They have had close ties for decades. But on an issue like terrorism, you cannot afford ambiguity or d...