External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar declared a new chapter in India’s national security policy, unveiling a five-point anti-terror doctrine in the Lok Sabha on Monday during a special session on Operation Sindoor.

Calling it a “new normal,” Jaishankar said India will no longer follow the path of strategic restraint when it comes to cross-border terrorism, especially from Pakistan.

“This is not business as usual anymore,” he said. “Operation Sindoor represents a turning point. We are setting new terms.”

Jaishankar’s five-point doctrine includes:

1. Terrorists will not be treated as proxies.
2. Cross-border attacks will invite direct and appropriate responses.
3. There will be no dialogue with Pakistan except on terrorism.
4. India will not bow to nuclear intimidation.
5. Good neighbourly relations are incompatible with terrorism – “Blood and water can’t flow together.”

He made it clear these principles will now guide all future engagement with Pakistan.

Responding to speculation about foreign mediation, Jaishankar categorically denied any U.S. involvement in de-escalating tensions following the Pahalgam attack. He stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to then-U.S. President Donald Trump only twice—on April 22 and June 17—with no diplomatic backchannel in between.

He also emphasized that trade issues were not linked to the conflict or part of India-U.S. discussions at that time.

Urging political unity, Jaishankar called on opposition parties to adopt a bipartisan stance against terrorism. “We can only achieve zero tolerance if we speak in one voice,” he said.