PM calls for penalty on nationsaidingterrorism
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for penalising the countries supporting terrorism as part of their foreign policy by providing political, ideological, and financial support to the terror groups in an indirect reference to Pakistan. He said India is helping build momentum against terror funding while underlining the need for isolating organisations and individuals creating sympathy for terrorists.
“...terrorist organisations get money through several sources. One source is state support. Certain countries support terrorism as part of their foreign policy. They offer political, ideological, and financial support to them,” he said in his inaugural address at the No Money for Terror (NMFT)’s third ministerial conference.
Modi said international organisations must not think that the absence of war means peace. “Proxy wars are also dangerous and violent.” He asked the international community to unite in the fight against terror. “There can be no ifs and buts in such matters. The world needs to unite against all kinds of overt and covert backing of terror.”
Modi said there are still certain mistaken notions about terrorism. “The intensity of the reaction to different attacks cannot vary based on where it hapcontinued