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Modi Urges SCO to Dismantle Terrorism’s Strategic Support Ecosystem

Modi Urges SCO to Dismantle Terrorism’s Strategic Support Ecosystem
Terrorism can’t be a strategic asset · thehansindia.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Bishkek.

He said terrorism is a serious danger to people around the world.

He asked countries to stop terrorists from getting money, recruits and safe places to hide.

He also said countries should not use terrorism as a tool of government policy.

Modi said all countries should follow the same rules when fighting terrorism.

He urged countries to solve wars and conflicts through talking and diplomacy instead of fighting.

He warned that the conflict in West Asia can affect energy, shipping and supply chains worldwide.

He also called drug trafficking a danger to young people and regional security.

Modi supported better trade connections and cooperation led by people as well as governments.

Key facts

Event
26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Speaker
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Location
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Counterterrorism focus
Terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens
Diplomatic position
Wars and conflicts should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, not on the battlefield
Additional security concern
Drug trafficking was described as a threat to young people and regional security
India’s SCO pillars
Security, Connectivity and Opportunity

Quotes

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India

“We must speak with one voice that there can be no room for double standards on this serious issue. Those countries which make terrorism a tool of their policy, provide shelter and support to terrorists, will have to be given a strong message that terrorism cannot be a strategic asset for anyone.”
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“Terrorism continues to pose a serious challenge to humanity. In our fight against it, we cannot limit ourselves to a mindset of action and reaction. We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation, and safe havens.”
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