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India will not bow to terror, says Modi in Brussels

Modi said that terrorism cannot be defeated only by guns, but an environment needs to be created to ensure that youth are not radicalised.

By :  arka sengupta
Update: 2016-03-30 11:27 GMT
Referring to the UN, Modi said it has all means and mechanism to deal with war. But unfortunately the UN does not know what the definition of terrorism is and how to address it. (Photo: Twitter)
Modi said he has invited Prime Minister Michel to visit India with Belgian businesses to see first-hand the reality of India's economic and political promise.
Narendra Modi held a summit with EU leaders to strengthen ties with bloc, vowing to boost counter-terrorism cooperation as he paid tribute to the victims of the Brussels attacks.
Modi highlighted the dangers posed by terrorism to the world and said the UN should address such major challenges failing which the global body could be rendered irrelevant. Addressing Indian diaspora, he said it was unfortunate that the UN was still unable to define terrorism and act on a resolution, which prescribes action against the countries which support or give shelter to terrorism. (Photo: Twitter)
Underlining that terrorism needs to be delinked from religion, Modi said the menace posed challenge to humanity and those believing in humanity should collectively fight it. Modi arrived in Brussels for the13th EU-India summit.
Modi inspecting the ceremonial guard of honour at the Egmont Palace. (Photo: Twitter)
Narendra Modi had a meeting with leading Belgian CEO's at Egmont Palace. (Photo: Twitter)
The work is also afoot on other agreements in the areas of Information and Communication Technology, audio-visual production Tourism biotechnology and shipping and ports, says Modi. (Photo: Twitter)
ARIES, the largest optical telescope of its kind in Asia, is a product of Indo-Belgian collaboration. It will be used to study star structures and magnetic field structures of stars. (Photo: Twitter)
Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel remotely launched Asia's biggest telescope, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), built with Belgian assistance. Modi arrived in Brussels on Wednesday on a hectic day-long visit. (Photo: Twitter)
At the Maalbeek Metro Station, the Prime Minister remembered Infosys employee from Bengaluru Ganeshan and other victims of tragic attack. (Photo: Twitter)
India-EU Summit and strong economic & investment ties with Belgium will be on the agenda during my Brussels visit, Modi had said before embarking on his Belgium visit. (Photo: AP)
On the eve of the Modi's visit, the EU said in a statement that the Summit in Brussels will be an opportunity to re-launch relations and make concrete progress on areas of mutual interest, including trade and investment, energy, climate, water and migration.
The 13th India-EU Summit is being held after a gap of four years. The last Summit was held in New Delhi in 2012 and negotiations remained deadlocked over several key issues. (Photo: AP)
Prominent members of the European Parliament said that Modi can be EU's major ally in the global war against terror and should be proactively engaged as India has the first-hand knowledge of dealing with such issues. (Photo: Twitter)
Narendra Modi meets select members of the European and Belgian Parliaments. Modi will strive to advance India's partnership with EU in priority areas such as 'Make in India' and 'Smart Cities'. (Photo: Twitter)
Modi laid a wreath at the Maalbeek Metro station in the Belgian capital where a suicide blew himself up killing scores of passengers including Raghavendran Ganeshan, who was an Infosys employee from Bengaluru. (Photo: Twitter)
Narendra Modi hold talks with his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel. Modi is visiting Brussels for the 13th India-EU Summit. (Photo: Twitter)
Modi said that terrorism cannot be defeated only by guns, but an environment needs to be created to ensure that youth are not radicalised.

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