PM takes jibe at Pak in Russia, says some countries are giving arms to terrorists
June 02, 2017 20:29
Describing terrorism as a global menace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the world community to block funding, weapons and communication modes of terrorists, in an apparent reference to Pakistan's support for Kashmiri militants.
"The call of time is that we should rise above specific incidents. Terrorism is the enemy of humankind. All should come together to fight terrorism," Modi said during a discussion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
In an oblique reference to Pakistan, Modi said terrorists don't manufacture weapons, but some countries supply guns to them. Similarly, terrorists don't print currency, but some countries facilitate their financing through money laundering. Terrorists don't own telecommunications system and social media networks, but some countries help them with that, he said.
"Now we should come out of good terrorism, bad terrorism (debate); my terrorist, your terrorist (syndrome). It is an issue of humankind. That's how we can fight terrorism," he said.
India, he said, has been a victim of cross-border terrorism for 40 years and thousands of innocent citizens have been killed but the world recognized terrorism merely as a law and order problem for many years. Only after 9/11, the world woke up to know how deep terrorists can strike and how much havoc they can wreak, he said.
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