AMN / SEOUL
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for a collective international action to check perpetrators of terrorism and advocated strong measures against those who support and finance terrorism and provide sanctuary to terrorists.
He said, no country in the world is safe from terrorism, and India has been actively pursuing counter-terrorism cooperation bilaterally, regionally and globally through UN and other fora.
Mr. Singh was delivering a keynote address at the Seoul Defence Dialogue 2019’ with the theme, Building Peace Together: Challenges and Vision’, during his visit to South Korea today.
Mr. Singh said terrorism is the gravest challenge among the numerous security challenges the world is facing.
The Minister said, world politics today is in a state of flux and this has aggravated global and regional challenges to international peace and security. He added that new and emerging technologies have impacted the regional as well as global security environment.
Mr. Singh said, our region is confronted with numerous traditional and non-traditional security threats like terrorism, conflicts, transnational crimes, maritime threats, proliferation as well as the challenges of sustainable development.
He emphasised that good relations with neighbours are a priority for India’s foreign policy. Rajnath Singh expressed India’s support for peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and its denuclearisation through dialogue and diplomacy.
He said, India has strengthened co-operative engagements in the Indo-Pacific region on the basis of the principle of SAGAR – Security and Growth for All in the Region, a principle that remains the cornerstone of India’s outlook for the Indo-Pacific region.