Nations supporting terrorism continue to be rewarded: PM on G7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the outreach session of the G7 summit that “nations that openly support terrorism continue to be rewarded” and “an eye to terrorism for the vested interests … turning an eye towards terrorism … is a betrayal of all humanity”.

In some of his fastest statements on terror in the G7 group, Modi said: “I have some serious questions for the people present in this room. Are we really serious about addressing terrorism? Will we understand the true meaning of terrorism when it knocks on our own doors and those who are suffering from terror and those who weigh it can put our global institutions in danger?”

He said, “On one hand, we are in a hurry to implement various restrictions based on our preferences and interests. On the other hand, nations who openly support terrorism continue to be rewarded,” he said, mentioning the West, including the US relations with Pakistan, said.

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US President Donald Trump made these comments before hosting the Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House on Wednesday.

“If we do not take decisive action today … History will never forgive us. Turning an eye towards terrorism for the sake of vested interests, or supporting terrorists or terrorists, is a betrayal of all humanity,” he said.

Saying that there should be no place for “double standards”, Modi said: “Recently, India suffered a cruel and cowardly terrorist attack. The terrorist attack on 22 April was not just an attack on Pahgam, but a direct attack on the soul, identity and dirt of every Indian.

Modi called for unity in the fight against terrorism. “Unfortunately, our own neighborhood has become a breeding ground for terrorism. For global peace and prosperity, our thinking and our policies should be very clear – any country that supports terrorism should be held accountable and made to pay the price.”

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He thanked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for inviting the G7 summit.

G7 is an informal group of the world’s advanced economies – France, America, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada and European Union – whose members are received annually.

While India is not a member of G7, the PM of India has participated in meetings in the previous summit. It was Modi’s 6th in India’s 12th participation and outreach season.

Apart from terror, Modi also spoke on other issues.

Shubjit Roy, diplomatic editor of the Indian Express, is now a journalist for more than 25 years. Roy joined the Indian Express in October 2003 and has been reporting on foreign affairs for more than 17 years. Located in Delhi, he has led the National Government and Political Bureau in the Indian Express in Delhi – a team of journalists that cover the national government and politics for the newspaper. He received Ramnath Goenka Journalism Award for Excellence in Journalism ‘2016. He received the award for his coverage of Holi Bakery Attack in Dhaka and then. In August 2021, he also received the IIMCAA Award for The Journalist of the Year, 2022, (Special Mention of Jury) for his coverage of Kabul’s collapse-he was one of the few Indian journalists in Kabul and only the mainstream newspaper captured the power of Taliban in the middle-century, 2021.

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