Terrorism remains publicly acknowledged by the Pakistan government as a policy that they justify, making it "very hard" to conduct normal relations with it, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on October 16, reports firstpost.com. Speaking during an online event hosted by the Asia Society, Jaishankar said, "In terms of your question, how are we with Pakistan? Well, I am afraid we're still at the, if not the perennial issues, at least the long-lasting ones, which is terrorism from Pakistan continues."