Vadodara, May 31 -- Emphasizing that safeguarding the nation's interests remains paramount, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hit out at Pakistan, asserting that India will never succumb to any form of nuclear blackmail.

Addressing the Convocation Ceremony of Foreign National Students at Parul University in Gujarat's Vadodara, EAM S. Jaishankar said that New Delhi's zero tolerance for terrorism has been manifested today through its actions.

"We will never give in to nuclear blackmail. Whatever decisions have to be taken in India's national interests are taken and will continue to be taken," he said.

He termed April's Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, including a Nepali national, an attempt to de...