Wrap-up: Modi ups the ante on Pak

Stepping up his attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there is “one country in our neighbourhood” which “produces and exports” terror as he pressed the international community to isolate and sanction “this” instigator.

“There's one country in our neighbourhood whose competitive advantage rests solely in producing and exporting terrorism,” he said in his address at the East Asia Summit, without naming Pakistan. “The time has come for us to stop this global exporter of terror,” Modi said.

Earlier, while addressing the 14th ASEAN-India Summit, Modi expressed deep concern at the rising “export of terror”, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, saying it is a common security threat to the region.

The Prime Minister also noted that growing radicalism through the ideology of hatred and spread of extreme violence are the other security threats.

Speaking at the East Asia Summit with US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in attendance, Modi said, “This (terrorism) export is reducing space for peace and increasing space for violence and putting at risk peace and prosperity of all.”

“The time has come to isolate and sanction this instigator,” Modi said.

The Prime Minister's fresh jibes directed at Pakistan came three days after he launched a sharp attack on Pakistan.

DC take: Agreed that Pakistan does not amend its ways, but the recent move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “isolate” it on a global platform is certainly worth appreciating. Also worth lauding is the strong message that the United States has sent out to Pakistan by asking it to take tangible action to rein in terror and bring to book the preparators of the Mumbai attack. It is high time that Islamabad mended its ways and understood that it does not have any choice but to act against terror.