Chennai/IBNS, Jan. 2 -- External Affairs MinisterS Jaishankaron Friday delivered a sharp message on India's security posture, describing Pakistan as a "bad neighbour" and asserting New Delhi's unquestionable right to protect its citizens from terrorism.

Addressing students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Jaishankar said that India will decide for itself how and when to act against threats to its national security, underlining that "nobody can tell us what we should or should not do."

His remarks were widely seen as a reference to India's counter-terror operation,Operation Sindoor.

India exercised its right to self-defence last year by targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) fo...