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BRICS must fight terror, says Narendra Modi
India called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded \"coordinated actions\" by the grouping to \"isolate supporters and sponsors of terror\".
Hangzhou: India called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded "coordinated actions" by the grouping to "isolate supporters and sponsors of terror".
Leading from the chair, Modi said "terrorists in South Asia, or anywhere for that matter, do not own banks or weapons factories". "Clearly, someone funds and arms them and BRICS must intensify joint efforts not just to fight terror but to coordinate actions to isolate those who are supporters and sponsors of terror," he said, without naming Pakistan. But the reference was clearly aimed at Islamabad - a close ally of China.
Describing BRICS as "an influential voice" in international discourse, Modi said it was the grouping's shared responsibility to shape the global agenda and help developing nations achieve their objectives. He said terrorism remains the "primary source of instability and the biggest threat" to our societies and countries and the supply chains have a global reach. Use of social media to promote radical ideology is "increasing (the) dimension of this threat", he added.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup during a media briefing said "(Modi's address to the BRICS Leaders Meeting) tells you how strongly the prime minister intervened on the issue of terror and how believes that this really is the central challenge facing the moment and unless we have collective approach to this, it will not be possible for us to defeat this."
Later, a joint statement issued by the grouping said: "The leaders strongly condemned the heinous acts of terrorism that continue to disrupt global peace and security and undermine social and economic confidence." "They expressed deep sympathy and support to the innocent victims of terror acts and condemned recent terrorist attacks in various cities of the world," it added. Swarup also said it was important to have informal discussions with other BRICS leaders ahead of the grouping's 8th annual Summit in Goa from October 15-16.
