In an interview to Euronews, he also dismissed Pakistan's contention that "non-state actors" were behind the terror acts in India.

"In our basic foreign policy, we do not have any territorial ambition. We do not have any intention to export our ideology to any country. I can't change my neighbours. It is for me to decide whether I will live with my neighbour in peace or in tension. We chose to live in peace," President Mukherjee said.