Don't glorify terrorists: BIMSTEC
PM praised the “templateâ€set by the Bangladesh government in tackling terror after the terrorist attack in Dhaka in July.
New Delhi: India got a shot in the arm on Monday with members of regional grouping Bimstec jointly affirming that they “condemn in the strongest terms the recent barbaric terror attacks in the region” and that the joint fight against terror “should also identify, hold accountable and take strong measures against states who encourage, support and finance terrorism, provide sanctuary to terrorists and terror groups, and falsely extol their virtues”.
Bimstec — comprising India, Bangladesh, Bh-utan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand — also said that “there should be no glorification of terrorists as martyrs”.
In another development after bilateral talks with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in Goa late Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the “template” set by the Bangladesh government in tackling terror after the terrorist attack in Dhaka in July.
In asking for action against states that support terrorism, the Bimstec statement is being seen as slightly stronger than the Brics statement on Sunday that also condemned all forms of terrorism and had condemned the recent terror attacks.
India has mounted a global diplomatic campaign, widely seen as hugely successful, to isolate Pakistan on the grounds of sponsorship of terror, with Islamabad only having its all-weather friend China as its staunch backer.