New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said terrorism was a "deadly threat to peace" and called for stronger global resolve to counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that its use as an instrument of statecraft was unacceptable.

Speaking at the Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav Global Sammelan on 'Non-Dualism for World Understanding' at Bharat Mandapam on the occasion of UN Day, Jaishankar said terrorism continued because some states did not demonstrate zero tolerance towards the threat.

"Terrorism is another deadly threat to peace. Its usage as an instrument of statecraft is simply unacceptable. It can never be justified. It can never be rationalised. Yet, it continues because not all stat...