Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asserted that India would stand by Pakistan if the latter is committed to taking action against terrorists.
“Our government of India will stand by Pakistan if it takes decisive action against terrorists and their organisations. For India, Mumbai and Pathankot terror attacks have signified a tectonic shift,” Rajnath Singh said while addressing the valedictory session of Counter Terrorism Conference 2016.
“Most of the terror attacks emanate from Pakistan. Pakistan has to show some sincerity and take action against terrorists operating from its soil,” he alleged.
The Indian home minister also asserted that the advance intelligence input on Pathankot helped security agencies in neutralising the possible impact of the terror attack.
“We are working on a National Security Strategy aimed at achieving seamless coordination between all the agencies,” he added.
Home Minister Singh also pointed out that after the Pathankot terror attack the government was reviewing its Counter Terror strategy, adding that the government was fully equipped and prepared to deal with cross-border terrorism.
“We are now formulating an effective strategy which would help in preventing our country from being hit by such terror attacks in future. We are fully equipped and prepared to deal with cross-border terrorism or any kind of terrorism,” he added.
Asserting that terrorism was a ‘byproduct of a perverse mind’, Singh said: “Today much of the world is grappling with the scourge of terrorism and its dangerous consequences.”
“The challenge of terrorism gets compounded when certain states use it as an instrument of their foreign policy. Terrorism is a hydra-headed monster fed by massive supply of funds through different routes. It is a big challenge to cut these supply lines,” he added.
The home minister further said that the world must accept the reality without losing any more time that there is no such thing as a ‘good terrorist’.
“From traditional forms of terrorism, we are now witnessing cyber terrorism, narco-terrorism and bio terrorism,” he added.
Home Minister Singh also pointed out that India is full of diversity with a multi lingual, multi religious and multi ethnic society.
“These conditions are actively utilised by anti-national elements and other enemies to foment trouble in our country,” he said.
“To counter such threats we need to undertake sound preventive and responsive security measures,” he added.
Nothing has or will change with Pakistan, they cannot afford to curb or bring to justice the perpetrators simply because they have been fostered by their own agencies. Till Pakistan army and ISI and the government drops this notion of India being their 'arch enemy' nothing will change! Watch and see they will continue to 'beat around the bush' by asking for more evidence and then declaring it to be inconclusive and non admissible in the court!
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