India, May 6 -- After the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people, former US national security advisor John Bolton said India has the right to retaliate and eliminate terrorist threats to its sovereignty and people.

India has a "legitimate right to self-defence" when confronted with terrorism, but it should exhaust all diplomatic options before considering military action, John Bolton said in an interview with NDTV.

He said India should set an example for the world by showing it had made every effort to find a peaceful resolution to the long-standing issue.

"I think Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercised a great deal of restraint having been through a similar episode in 2019," he told NDTV, referring to the ...