Foreign Secy Jaishankar hits out at Pak, says can’t have segmented fights against terrorism.

India continues to pressurize Pakistan’s support for terrorism on Friday. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar shot down Islamabad's usual 'non-state actor' defense for terror attacks carried out from its soil, while speaking at a conference organized by a US government-funded organization.

"At some stage the differentiation is not gone out on the ground. There is a connection between state actors and non-state actors. Which is why we use the word 'sponsored'. The state cannot escape responsibility by saying its non-state," Jaishankar said at the conference.

"We have always maintained the view that acting against some groups is not a justification for giving a free pass, leave alone active support, for other groups" he added.

Including this time, India along with US have voiced against terrorism thriving in Pakistan, thrice. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already made a statement on this during his visits to the G20 Summit in China and the ASEAN Summit in Laos.

Jaishankar also used the platform to bring China into the terrorism debate. He said, “There is an expectation in India that China would be appreciative of India's interests, especially when they aren't in conflict with China. Combating terrorism is one such area. Sanctioning of well-known terrorist leaders and organizations shouldn't emerge as an issue of difference."

He also criticized China for opposing India’s bid at becoming more integrated with global governance and its bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) and also asked China, its support for free access to Sea Lanes of Communication in the South China Sea.

The remarks made by Jaishankar, were a part of his speech at the 2016 International Media Conference organized by the US government-funded East-West Centre, titled under 'India's Diplomatic Initiatives'.

China also had issues with terrorism network and camps in Pakistan and believes that Pak has been using the Xinjiang region to train separatists.