Former CIA director David Petraeus said yesterday that in his entire career he "never once heard the term Indian state-sponsored terrorism". Petraeus reportedly jumped in to answer a question actually directed at (soon-to-be former) foreign secretary S Jaishankar from an audience member at the Raisina Dialogue, an annual geo-political conference held in New Delhi. The question was about alleged India-sponsored terror. "I might offer that...as director of the CIA, and commander of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan, I never once heard the term 'Indian state-sponsored terrorism'", said Petraeus, as seen in a video clip circulating online. He headed ISAF in 2010-2011 and was CIA chief from September 6, 2011, until November 9, 2012.

Former CIA director David Petraeus said yesterday that in his entire career he "never once heard the term Indian state-sponsored terrorism". Petraeus reportedly jumped in to answer a question actually directed at (soon-to-be former) foreign secretary S Jaishankar from an audience member at the Raisina Dialogue, an annual geo-political conference held in New Delhi. The question was about alleged India-sponsored terror. "I might offer that...as director of the CIA, and commander of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan, I never once heard the term 'Indian state-sponsored terrorism'", said Petraeus, as seen in a video clip circulating online. He headed ISAF in 2010-2011 and was CIA chief from September 6, 2011, until November 9, 2012.