Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 04, 2024, 07:07 PM
India-Pakistan: India on Thursday asked the international community to "isolate" and "expose" countries that shelter terrorists, provide them safe havens and ignore terrorism. In an indirect dig at China and Pakistan, India said that if terrorism is left unbridled, it can become a major threat to regional and global peace.Terrorism can become a big threatPutting forth the views of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Jaishankar said that one of the basic goals of the SCO is to fight terrorism. Jaishankar said at the conference, "Many of us have our own experiences, which often come up beyond our borders. It should be clear that if terrorism is left unbridled, it can become a major threat to regional and global peace. Terrorism in any form or form cannot be justified or condoned."Expose those who promote terrorismChinese President Xi Jinping, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin also attended the conference. Jaishankar, in an apparent reference to Pakistan and its ally China, said the international community should "isolate and expose those countries that shelter terrorists, provide safe havens and promote terrorism." China has often blocked proposals presented in the United Nations to blacklist Pakistan's wanted terrorists. He said, "Cross-border terrorism requires a decisive response and terrorism financing and recruitment must be dealt with firmly. We must take proactive steps to stop efforts to spread radicalism among our youth."'The whole world is one family'Jaishankar said the joint statement issued on this subject during India's chairmanship last year underlines New Delhi's shared commitment. He underlined that SCO provides a unique platform for people to unite, cooperate, grow and prosper, following the age-old principle of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' which means 'the whole world is one family.'