“There should be no ifs and buts in tackling terrorism,” Prime Minister Modi said at the US Congress

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Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that there should be no ifs and buts in tackling terrorism and sought action against state sponsors of terrorism in a covert attack on Pakistan. Addressing the joint session of the US Congress, Prime Minister Modi said that more than two decades after 9/11 and more than a decade after 26/11 in Mumbai, radicalism and terrorism still remain an acute threat to the entire world.

“These ideologies keep taking on new identities and forms, but their intentions are the same. Terrorism is an enemy of humanity and there can be no ifs or buts to deal with it. We must overcome all these forces that support and export terror,” he said. Prime Minister Modi also made a veiled reference to China, saying that world order is based on respect for the principles of the UN Charter, peaceful resolution of disputes and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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