Targeting countries like Pakistan and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Friday said some countries support terrorism directly via their foreign policy while, some support it indirectly by blocking action against terrorists.
Addressing an international ministerial conference he said, “certain countries support terrorism as part of their foreign policy. They offer political, ideological and financial support to them”.
He also said, those who show “sympathy for terrorists” should be left alone.
“There must be a cost imposed upon countries that support terrorism, and also on organisations and individuals which try to create sympathy for terrorists. They must also be isolated. There can be no ifs and buts entertained in such matters. The world needs to unite against all kinds of overt and covert backing of terror,” said the Prime Minister.
“Further, sometimes, there are indirect arguments made in support of terrorism to block actions against terrorists,” he further said.
Many attempts have been foiled by China against terrorists including organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba.
PM Modi even stressed upon the need to choke all the funding needs to end terror-related activities and also to strike at the “root of terror financing”.
“It is well known that terrorist organisations get money through several sources. One source is state support,” he said.
“New kinds of technology are being used for terror financing and recruitment. There is a need for a uniformed understanding of new finance technologies. At times, even activities like money laundering and financial crimes have been known to help terror funding. In such a complex environment, the UNSC and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are helping the war against terrorism,” he further added.
PM Modi said that all the terror attacks should deserve similar outraging fate.
“There should be no need for anyone to remind the world of the dangers of terrorism. However, there are still certain mistaken notions about terrorism in some circles. We consider that even a single attack is one too many. Even a single life lost is one too many. So, we will not rest till terrorism is uprooted.” said PM Modi.
