International terror network very much active, its epicenter in India's neighbourhood: Foreign Secy Shringla
India Today
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that the Texas hostage incident showed that the international network of terror, with its epicenter in India's neighbourhood, is very much active.
The recent incident in Texas once again demonstrates that the international terror network, with its epicentre in India's neighbourhood, is very much active, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday, asserting that this is a global threat that requires an unambiguous and collective response.
Malik Faisal Akram, a British hostage-taker shot dead by the FBI to end a siege at a synagogue in Texas recently, had demanded the release of Pakistani neuroscientist Afia Siddiqui suspected of ties with Al Qaeda.
Addressing a symposium on “Potential for Indo-European/German cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”, Shringla also said India sees the Indo-Pacific as a free, open, inclusive region, which embraces all in a common pursuit of progress and prosperity.
“Our Prime Minister has encapsulated this vision in one term- SAGAR, which stands for Security and Growth for All in the Region. The term SAGAR itself means 'Ocean' in several Indian languages,” he said.
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“India believes that our common prosperity and security require us to evolve, through dialogue, a common rules-based order for the region. Such an order must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as equality of all nations,” Shringla asserted.
Such an order should enable all countries to use common spaces on sea and in the air, engage in unimpeded commerce, and peacefully settle disputes in accordance with international law, he said.
