Asking the international community to treat terrorism as ‘sensitively’ as nuclear proliferation, Prime Minister Modi asked Germany for cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
In an apparent reference to Pakistan, he said that the world should collectively put pressure on countries which provide shelter to terrorists.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said India and Germany have agreed to fight against terrorism collectively, describing it as a global challenge.
The spread of terrorism is growing and its character is changing. We need a comprehensive global strategy to deal with this global challenge, in which India and Germany can work together. Sources from where the weapons are supplied must be stopped and such countries and governments need to be isolated.
— Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister also made a strong pitch for the conclusion of the long-pending Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the United Nations.
Modi’s remarks have come four days after a Pakistan court released 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
Strongly protesting Lakhvi’s release, India had said it ‘eroded’ the value of Pakistan’s commitment to tackle terror. The decision had also evoked a sharp reaction from several countries including the US, France and Israel.
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