India, Jan. 3 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to "bad neighbours" and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country.

At the same time, he said with "good neighbours", India invests, helps and shares, whether it was vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic, fuel and food support during the Ukraine conflict. Without naming Pakistan, Jaishankar said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to "bad neighbours" and nobody can tell the country how to exercise that right.

"...People make it sound as diplomacy is rocket science. It is common sense..Now, what do you do in common ...