Kananaskis [Canada], June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a G7 Outreach Session where he called upon countries to strengthen the fight against terrorism and called Pahalgam terror attack not just an assault on India but also on the entire humanity, the Ministry of External Affairs noted in an official statement.
He made the remarks while addressing the G7 Outreach session on the theme ‘Energy
Security: diversification, technology and infrastructure to ensure access and affordability
in a changing world’.
As per the MEA, PM Modi, emphasizing security challenges, called upon countries to
strengthen the global fight against terrorism. Thanking the global community for their
strong support to India in its fight against terrorism, he expressed that the Pahalgam
terror attack was not just an assault on India but on the entire humanity.
“Terrorism is an enemy of humanity. It is against all countries that uphold democratic
values”, he said.
He called for strict action against countries that support and promote terrorism and noted
that there should be no double standards in dealing with terrorism and those who
support terrorism should never be rewarded.
“On one hand, we are quick to impose all kinds of sanctions based on our own
preferences. On the other hand, countries that openly support terrorism are rewarded,”
said PM Modi.
Calling terrorism a grave threat to humanity, PM Modi put forth three pressing questions
for the international community to ponder over–
-Will countries understand the grave threat posed by terrorism only when they become a
target?
-How can perpetrators of terror and their victims be equated ?
-Will global institutions be mute spectators to terrorism?
As per the statement by the MEA, PM Modi expressed that uncertainty and conflicts in
various parts of the world have had a debilitating impact on the countries of the Global
South, and India took it as its responsibility to make the voice of the Global South heard
on the world stage. He underlined that it was important for the world to understand the
priorities and concerns of the Global South if the international community was serious
about a sustainable future.
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