BISHKEK: India today said fight against terrorism should not only seek to eliminate terrorists and disrupt terror networks but it must also include identifying, holding accountable and taking strong measures against states who encourage, support and finance the menace.
Addressing the meeting of Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Kyrgyz capital, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said terrorism is the “single most significant threat” to peace and stability.
“We reiterate our strong commitment to combat this menace in all its forms and manifestations, and stress there can be no justification for acts of terror on any grounds whatsoever,” he said.
Akbar lauded the clarity shown by SCO on terrorism from its inception, with its clear markers that there are “no if and buts, no root causes that become an excuse for toxic branch operations”.
“We strongly believe that our fight against terrorism should not only seek to eliminate terrorists, and disrupt terror organisations and networks, but should also identify, hold accountable and take strong measures against states who encourage, support and finance terrorism, provide sanctuary to terrorists and terror groups, and falsely extol their virtues,” Akbar said at the meeting also attended by Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. (AGENCIES)
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