Mathura (UP), Sep 11 Invoking the 9/11 attack on America this day 18 year back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the roots of terrorism are being nourished in India’s neighborhood and stated that New Delhi is fully competent to meet the challenge.
“Today terrorism has become an ideology which has transgressed every border. It is a global issue and has turned into a global threat, whose strong roots are getting nourished in our neighborhood,” Modi said in an apparent reference to Pakistan.
He said the entire world needs to take a pledge against this ideology, against the those who are taking it forward and those giving shelter and training to terrorists.
“There is need for strong action,” he said. “India is fully competent to face the challenge. We have demonstrated this and will also show it in future.”
He was addressing a gathering here after the launch of the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for eradicating foot and mouth disease and brucellosis in livestock.
Modi said his government’s effort to strengthen anti-terror laws is a step forward in this direction.
Recollecting the 9/11 attack, he stated, September 11 is also a special day for another reason, as it was on this day a century back when Swami Vivekananda conveyed his historic address in Chicago.
“Through that speech, the entire world altogether understood the way of life and convention of India. But it is unfortunate on that very September 11, the 9/11 terrorist attack occurred in the US, and it shook the whole world.”
He said people need to unite whether the problem is sickness, pollution or terror.
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