Brics Nations Terrorism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the need for unified action against terrorism at the 16th BRICS Summit. He stressed that combating terrorism requires "single-minded" focus and "firm-support" of all nations.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said the BRICS could work together on listing terrorists and their proxies under the UN counter-terrorism sanctions regime and underlined that the process should be free from politics and double standards.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday described terrorism as among the key threats to international peace and security and said all nations must take resolute measures against this menace.

Top security officials of the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- have held an in-depth exchange of views and reached a consensus on issues such as strengthening multilateralism and global governance.

India on Tuesday raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and activities of groups such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed at the meeting of BRICS representatives responsible for national security.

Terrorism has caused loss of nearly $1 trillion to the world economy and slowed down the economic growth of developing nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at the summit of BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Strongly condemning terrorism in all its forms, the BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa called for the need for an early adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT).

India along with other BRICS nations on Friday called on all states to prevent financing of terrorist networks and of terrorist actions from their territories, as they pledged to combat terrorism and illicit financial flow.

India is expected to press for ban on Jaish-e Mohammad chief Masood Azhar at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, indicated Syed Akbaruddin, India's ambassador to the UN. Last year, China had blocked India's efforts for a ban on the terror chief at the UN. But at the summit of BRICS - a block of emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, Ind...

Beijing has assured Pakistan that there is "no change" in its policy, days after BRICS nations at a summit in China named groups operating from Pakistani soil - Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Haqqani network - in a strongly-worded declaration condemning terror.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country will continue to face "embarrassment" if terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed are not reined in, according to media reports.

India on Monday scored a significant diplomatic win as BRICS nations at a summit in China named, for the first time, Pakistan-based groups like Lashkar e Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Haqqani network in a strongly-worded declaration condemning terror.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged leaders from the BRICS nations to show leadership in fighting terrorism and boosting global economy even as he asked the G20 nations to collectively crackdown on terror financing, safe havens, "support and sponsors" of terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BRICS leaders in Goa on Sunday that "the mothership of terrorism is in India's neighbourhood" and posed a major threat to BRICS goals of development and economic growth. In spite of his saying that those who shelter terrorists are as much a threat themselves, the Goa Declaration adopted by five member states didn't...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a "mother-ship of terrorism" at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of its South Asian arch-rival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the need for unified action against terrorism at the 16th BRICS Summit. He stressed that combating terrorism requires "single-minded" focus and "firm-support" of all nations.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said the BRICS could work together on listing terrorists and their proxies under the UN counter-terrorism sanctions regime and underlined that the process should be free from politics and double standards.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday described terrorism as among the key threats to international peace and security and said all nations must take resolute measures against this menace.

Top security officials of the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- have held an in-depth exchange of views and reached a consensus on issues such as strengthening multilateralism and global governance.

India on Tuesday raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and activities of groups such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed at the meeting of BRICS representatives responsible for national security.

Terrorism has caused loss of nearly $1 trillion to the world economy and slowed down the economic growth of developing nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at the summit of BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Strongly condemning terrorism in all its forms, the BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa called for the need for an early adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT).

India along with other BRICS nations on Friday called on all states to prevent financing of terrorist networks and of terrorist actions from their territories, as they pledged to combat terrorism and illicit financial flow.

India is expected to press for ban on Jaish-e Mohammad chief Masood Azhar at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, indicated Syed Akbaruddin, India's ambassador to the UN. Last year, China had blocked India's efforts for a ban on the terror chief at the UN. But at the summit of BRICS - a block of emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, Ind...

Beijing has assured Pakistan that there is "no change" in its policy, days after BRICS nations at a summit in China named groups operating from Pakistani soil - Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Haqqani network - in a strongly-worded declaration condemning terror.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country will continue to face "embarrassment" if terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed are not reined in, according to media reports.

India on Monday scored a significant diplomatic win as BRICS nations at a summit in China named, for the first time, Pakistan-based groups like Lashkar e Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Haqqani network in a strongly-worded declaration condemning terror.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged leaders from the BRICS nations to show leadership in fighting terrorism and boosting global economy even as he asked the G20 nations to collectively crackdown on terror financing, safe havens, "support and sponsors" of terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BRICS leaders in Goa on Sunday that "the mothership of terrorism is in India's neighbourhood" and posed a major threat to BRICS goals of development and economic growth. In spite of his saying that those who shelter terrorists are as much a threat themselves, the Goa Declaration adopted by five member states didn't...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a "mother-ship of terrorism" at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of its South Asian arch-rival.