External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India will never give in to nuclear blackmail, and those who “sponsor, nurture and utilize” terrorism should be made to pay a heavy price.

Clarifying his stance on the controversy in Karnataka over his remarks on Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has said his state is not “snatching” the aerospace company from anybody.

The Thane-based engineer, arrested on the charge of spying, shared sensitive information about warships and submarines to the Pakistani intelligence operative through sketches, diagrams and audio notes.