New Delhi, July 23 -- India emphasised a "zero tolerance" approach towards tackling terrorism at a meeting of the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in the Philippines on Thursday, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar saying there should be no doubt that "acts of terrorism will have consequences".

Jaishankar acknowledged the importance of the ARF, a 27-member regional security platform centred around the Asean grouping, in discussing political and security issues in the Indo-Pacific, especially in these complex times.

"There must be zero tolerance for terrorism. Nor should there be any doubt that acts of terrorism will have consequences," Jaishankar said on social media after addressing the ARF ministerial meeting in Manila.

"We should ...